Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Residential builders and remodelers; revise licensing and certain other provisions and subject to workers' compensation.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Judiciary A | |
2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
Disposition | Dead | |
Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
Revenue | No | |
Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Smith (39th)
Code Sections: A 073-0059-0001, A 073-0059-0003, A 071-0003-0005, A 073-0059-0013, A 073-0059-0015, A 073-0059-0017, A 031-0003-0015
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-59-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "ACTIVE LICENSEE" AND "INACTIVE LICENSEE"; TO AMEND SECTION 73-59-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PROOF OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE AND PROOF OF LIABILITY INSURANCE BEFORE OBTAINING A LICENSE AS A RESIDENTIAL BUILDER OR REMODELER, AND TO REQUIRE PROOF OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AS A PREREQUISITE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL STATE BOARD OF CONTRACTOR LICENSEES TO BE EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-59-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, GRANTING THE BOARD THE ABILITY TO ISSUE CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS AGAINST RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS AND REMODELERS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-59-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF ANNUAL RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS PERMITTED WITHIN ONE YEAR WITHOUT A LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 73-59-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE DISPLAYING LICENSE NUMBERS AT JOB SITES; TO AMEND SECTION 31-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PLACEMENT OF A SIGN BEARING CERTIFICATE OF RESPONSIBILITY NUMBER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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