Bill > H4022

This bill, concerning home improvement contractor registration, mandates that applicants for registration as a home improvement contractor or subcontractor must submit a completed application form and supporting documents, along with required fees, to the director, and importantly, provides applicants the option to pay these registration and guarantee fund fees using a major credit card. Furthermore, it revises the registration fee structure, requiring contractors and subcontractors to pay a fee that includes the amount paid by construction supervisors and an additional amount to cover the state's costs associated with processing credit card payments, with this fee being due upon application and renewal. Finally, the bill updates terminology within the relevant chapter, changing references from "telecommunications and energy" to "public utilities," and specifies that the changes related to application and fees will take effect on July 1, 2016.