Bill > A5888

Introduced Session

This bill establishes the "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act." The bill prohibits contractors and subcontractors from engaging in private construction work, unless they are registered pursuant to the bill. Under the bill, "private construction work" means all building or work on a building, structure, or improvement of any type, as well as related building or work on a building, done within the State under an express or implied contract on behalf of another entity or individual. Private construction work does not include "public work" as that term is defined in the prevailing wage law, or "home improvement," as that term is defined in the "Contractors' Registration Act." As part of the registration, the contractor is required to include the following information: (1) the name, principal business address and telephone number of the private contractor; (2) whether the private contractor is a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other form of business entity; (3) if the private contractor's principal business address is not within the State, the name and address of the private contractor's custodian of records and agent for service of process in the State; (4) the name and address of each person with a financial interest in the private contractor and the percentage interest, except that if the private contractor is a publicly-traded corporation, the private contractor is required to supply the names and addresses of the corporation's officers; (5) the private contractor's tax identification number and unemployment insurance registration number; (6) a certification form provided by the commissioner, with documentation satisfactory to the commissioner, that the private contractor has all valid and effective licenses, registrations or certificates required by State law, including registrations or certifications required to do business in the State of New Jersey; (7) disclosure of any action committed in another jurisdiction that would constitute a violation of this bill; (8) disclosure of any administrative merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, for violations of any of the certain federal and State labor laws or executive orders; (9) disclosure of any criminal offense committed in connection with the performance of activities regulated under this act or any criminal offense involving fraud, untruthfulness, or dishonesty or any criminal offense relating adversely to the registrant's fitness to perform activities regulated by the bill; and (10) any other relevant and appropriate information as determined by the commissioner. The bill requires a private contractor to pay an initial non-refundable registration fee of $250 to the commissioner. Upon successful completion of an initial two year registration, a private contractor is thereafter required to register for a two-year period and pay a non-refundable registration fee of $100. The bill provides that reduced fee schedules based upon an entity's annual revenue or non-profit status may be prescribed by regulation. Further, the bill exempts private contractors that are registered as public works contractors under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act" from the registration and fee requirements of the bill. The bill provides for penalties and fines for noncompliance with its provisions, including but not limited to the suspension of a contractor's registration.

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Alixon Collazos-Gill (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee (on 06/26/2025)

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