MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2020 Regular Session
To: Judiciary A
By: Representative Weathersby
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-59-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE CONSTRUCTION COST THRESHOLD FROM $10,000.00 TO $3,000.00 FOR A REMODELER TO BE LICENSED UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS AND REMODELERS LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 73-59-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
73-59-1. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein:
(a) "Board"
means the State Board of Contractors created in Section 31-3-3 * * *.
(b) "Residential builder" means any corporation, partnership or individual who constructs a building or structure for sale for use by another as a residence or who, for a fixed price, commission, fee, wage or other compensation, undertakes or offers to undertake the construction, or superintending of the construction, of any building or structure which is not more than three (3) floors in height, to be used by another as a residence, when the total cost of the undertaking exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).
(c)
"Remodeler" means any corporation, partnership or individual who, for
a fixed price, commission, fee, wage or other compensation, undertakes or offers
to undertake the construction, or superintending of the construction, of
improvements to an existing residence when the total cost of the improvements
exceeds * * * Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00).
(d) "Residential construction" means any undertaking described in paragraph (b) of this section performed by a residential builder.
(e) "Residential improvement" means any undertaking described in paragraph (c) of this section performed by a remodeler.
(f) "Active licensee" means any builder or remodeler licensed under this chapter and engaged in building and remodeling.
(g) "Inactive licensee" means any builder or remodeler licensed under this chapter and not engaged in building or remodeling.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.