State Seal2 copy            Bill Number: S.B. 1397

            Mesnard Floor Amendment

            Reference to: printed bill

            Amendment drafted by: Molly Graver

 

 

FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION

 

1.    Specifies that members of a joint venture are not required to obtain separate contractor’s licenses.

2.    Specifies that if a contractor contests the amount of administrative recovery from the Residential Contractors' Recovery Fund, they must do so in writing.

3.    Makes technical and conforming changes.


 

Fifty-fourth Legislature                                                  Mesnard

First Regular Session                                                   S.B. 1397

 

MESNARD FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1397

(Reference to printed bill)

 


Page 7, line 21, before "Trustees" insert "officers of a court or"

Line 22, strike "or officers of a court"

Page 11, between lines 13 and 14, insert:

"E.  A joint venture or other combination of persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, associations or other organizations is not required to obtain a separate contractor's license in its own name if all of the following apply:

1.  At least one member of the joint venture or combination holds a contractor's license in good standing with the registrar.

2.  Each member of the joint venture or combination that acts as a contractor as defined by section 32-1101 subsection a, paragraph 3 holds a license in good standing with the registrar.

3.  Each licensed member of the joint venture or combination only performs work within the scope of that member's contractor's license or licenses."

Page 14, line 8, after "licensed" insert "or not properly licensed"

Page 22, line 32, after "community" insert "as defined in section 33-1802"; after "association" insert "as defined in section 33-1202"

Strike lines 36 through 39, insert:

"(b)  a licensed residential contractor's failure to adequately build or improve a residential structure or appurtenance caused damage to the common elements within the complex."

Page 23, line 24, before the first "the" insert "an award from"

Line 33, after "claimant's" insert "actual"

Page 24. lines 20 and 28, strike "at the time" insert "within THIRTY calendar days"

Line 42, strike "subsection" insert "subsections B and"

Page 25, line 20, strike the second "has been"

Line 27, after "respond" insert "in writing"

Line 32, after the first "service" insert "of the notice required by subsection B of this section"

Page 38, line 8, after the period insert "unless the registrar determines, in its sole discretion, that the failure to answer within such period is attributable to excusable neglect on the part of the licensee."

Page 41, strike lines 26 through 31 and insert:

"Sec. 35.  Repeal

Section 32-1166.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed."

Amend title to conform


 

 

J.D. MESNARD

 

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