20250AB__228799INT INTRODUCED 2026-02-19 2025 AB INT Introduced by Assembly Member Michelle Rodriguez LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Michelle Rodriguez

An act to amend

Section of the Business and Professions Code, relating to contractors. contractors Contractors: disciplinary action. Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, establishes the Contractors State License Board to license and regulate contractors. Existing law makes the willful or deliberate disregard and violation of the building laws of the state or of specified other provisions of law a cause for disciplinary action against a licensee.

Notwithstanding this provision, this bill would provide that a licensee who engages in the use of technologies, tools, and equipment in the course of performing construction work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law is not subject to a cause for disciplinary action against themselves. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 7110. (

a) Willful or deliberate disregard and violation of the building laws of the state, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any of the following references to or provisions of law, constitutes a cause for disciplinary action against a licensee: (a)</xhtml:p>"?>

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(2) Sections 1689.5 to 1689.15, inclusive, of the Civil Code. (c)</xhtml:p>"?>

(3) The safety laws or labor laws or compensation insurance laws or Unemployment Insurance Code of the state. (d)</xhtml:p>"?>

(4) The Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with

Section 4100) of Part of Division of the Public Contract Code). (e)</xhtml:p>"?>

(5) Any provision of the Health and Safety Code or Water Code, relating to the digging, boring, or drilling of water wells. (f)</xhtml:p>"?>

(6) Any provision of

Article 2 (commencing with

Section 4216) of

Chapter 3.1 of Division of Title of the Government Code. (g)</xhtml:p>"?>

(7) Section 374.3 of the Penal Code or any substantially similar law or ordinance that is promulgated by a local government agency as defined in

Section of the Government Code. (h)</xhtml:p>"?>

(8) Any state or local law relating to the issuance of building permits. (

b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a licensee who engages in the use of technologies, tools, and equipment in the course of performing construction work pursuant to this

chapter shall not be subject to a cause for disciplinary action against themselves.