A 3899 — "General Contractor Licensing Act;" provides for regulation of general contractors and general contracting businesses.*

A3899 1R2R [First[Second Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No.

AssemblymanAssemblymen MillerMiller, Spearman and Assemblywoman Bagolie         SYNOPSIS      “General Contractor Licensing Act;” provides for regulation of general contractors and general contracting businesses.

  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      As reported by the Assembly RegulatedState Professionsand Local Government Committee on MayJune 28,23, 2026, with amendments.

        7.   a.   The examination required by subsection c.

        9.1a.1 9.  1a.1  The provisions of section 6 of this act shall not apply to:

      1b.  The board shall issue a license to practice general contracting to an individual who is exempt from the provisions of section 6 of this act pursuant to this section.1        10.

            112.  a.  No general contractor business shall practice, attempt to practice, or indicate an ability to practice general contracting unless registered with the Division of Consumer Affairs in accordance with the provisions of this act.

          b.  b.    Every general contractor business shall annually register with the director.  An application for registration shall be on a form provided by the division and shall be accompanied by a fee set by the director.

          c.  c.     Every general contractor business required to register under the provisions of this act shall file an amended registration within 20 days after any change in information required to be included thereon.  No fee shall be required for the filing of an amended registration.

          d.  d.    A general contractor business shall be required to employ at least one general contractor licensed by the board.  A general contractor business shall disclose to the board the identity of the licensed general contractor employed by the general contractor business in a form and manner prescribed by the board and shall inform the board within 10 days if the identity of the applicable licensed general contractor changes.

          e.  e.     If the sole licensed general contractor of a general contractor business is terminated or resigns, or is rendered incapable of fulfilling professional duties due to death, illness, or another condition, the general contractor business shall:

          (1) (1)   notify the division of the termination, resignation, or incapacitation of the licensee;

and           (2) (2)   employ a licensed general contractor within six months of the termination, resignation, or incapacitation of the licensee.

          f.   f.     A general contractor business that violates the provisions of this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $15,000 for the first violation and not more than $25,000 for the second and each subsequent violation.  A penalty may be imposed by the director and shall be collected by summary proceedings instituted in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).

          g.  g.    The division shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the provisions of this section.1      2h.   This section shall not apply to a general contractor business that constructs, repairs, or maintains transportation infrastructure, including, but not limited to, roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, transit systems, and related transportation infrastructure.2        213.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to permit a general contractor business registered with the division in accordance with the provisions of this act to bid on any contract for public work as defined in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26), or for which payment of the prevailing wage is required by any other provision of law, without first registering with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development as a public works contractor pursuant to “The Public Works Contractor Registration Act,” P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.).2         1[12.]  13.12[13.1] This14.2  This act shall take effect on the 240th day next following enactment.