Senate Study Bill 1156
SENATE/HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BILL)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to registration of construction contractors.
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 91C.4, Code 2007, is amended to read as
1 2 follows:
1 3 91C.4 FEES.
1 4 The labor commissioner shall prescribe the fee for
1 5 registration, which fee shall not exceed twenty=five
1 6 seventy=five dollars for in=state registrations every two
1 7 years and one hundred fifty dollars for out=of=state
1 8 registrations every two years. All fees collected shall be
1 9 deposited in the general fund of the state.
1 10 Sec. 2. Section 91C.5, Code 2007, is amended to read as
1 11 follows:
1 12 91C.5 PUBLIC REGISTRATION NUMBER == RECORDS.
1 13 The labor commissioner shall issue to each registered
1 14 contractor an identifying public registration number and shall
1 15 compile records showing the names and public registration
1 16 numbers of all contractors registered in the state. These
1 17 records and the complete registration information provided by
1 18 each contractor are public records and the, except that the
1 19 labor commissioner shall not disclose social security, federal
1 20 identification, and unemployment insurance numbers. The labor
1 21 commissioner shall take steps as necessary to facilitate
1 22 access to the information by governmental agencies and the
1 23 general public. Contractors are required to visibly display
1 24 their registration number on all advertising.
1 25 The labor commissioner shall revoke a registration number
1 26 when the contractor fails to maintain compliance with the
1 27 conditions necessary to obtain a registration. The labor
1 28 commissioner shall provide a fact=finding interview to assure
1 29 that the contractor is not in compliance before revoking any
1 30 registration. Hearings on revocation of registrations shall
1 31 be held in accordance with section 91C.8.
1 32 Sec. 3. Section 91C.8, Code 2007, is amended by adding the
1 33 following new subsection:
1 34 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. The labor commissioner shall revoke a
1 35 contractor's registration number if the contractor fails to
2 1 maintain compliance with the conditions necessary to obtain
2 2 registration or if a contractor owes money to the Iowa
2 3 division of labor for citations issued pertaining to the
2 4 contractor registration law. The labor commissioner shall
2 5 provide a fact=finding interview to ensure that the contractor
2 6 is not in compliance before revoking registration. Hearings
2 7 on revocation of registrations shall be held in accordance
2 8 with this section.
2 9 EXPLANATION
2 10 This bill increases construction contractor registration
2 11 fees to $75 every two years for in=state contractors and to
2 12 $150 every two years for out=of=state contractors.
2 13 The bill prevents the public disclosure of a contractor's
2 14 social security number, federal identification number, and
2 15 unemployment insurance number. The bill requires that
2 16 contractors display their registration numbers on all
2 17 advertising.
2 18 The bill places into a new subsection the current
2 19 guidelines for revoking a contractor's registration number.
2 20 The bill also creates a new basis for revocation by requiring
2 21 the labor commissioner to revoke a registration number if a
2 22 contractor owes money to the division of labor for citations
2 23 related to the contractor registration law.
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