An Act To Authorize the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation To Develop a Model for Registration of Bome Building and Improvement Contractors Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. Registry for home building and improvement contractors. The Department of Professional and Financial Regulation is authorized to work in consultation with the Attorney General, home building and improvement industry representatives and appropriate stakeholders to develop a model registration process for home building and improvement contractors that includes the development of a model contract, suggestions for the threshold requirements for registration, a process for receiving complaints and disclosing them to consumers and fee recommendations. Sec. 2. Reporting date established. The Department of Professional and Financial Regulation shall report its findings concerning the registration process in section 1, including any proposed legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development by February 1, 2006. Page l-LR0208(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1306
Committee Amendment CA_A_H257 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 903, L.D. 1306, Bill, 
Act To License Home Building and Improvement Contractors" 
"An 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Authorize the Department of Professional and Financial 
Regulation To Develop a Model for Registration of Bome Building 
and Improvement Contractors' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. Registry for home building and improvement contractors. 
The 
Department 
of 
Professional 
and 
Financial 
Regulation 
is 
authorized to work in consultation with the Attorney General, 
home 
building 
and 
improvement 
industry 
representatives 
and 
appropriate stakeholders to develop a model registration process 
for home building and improvement contractors that includes the 
development of a model contract, suggestions for the threshold 
requirements for registration, a process for receiving complaints 
and disclosing them to consumers and fee recommendations. 
Sec. 
2. 
Reporting 
date 
established. 
The 
Department 
of 
Professional and Financial Regulation shall report its findings 
concerning the registration process in section 1, including any 
proposed 
legislation, 
to 
the 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on 
Business, Research and Economic Development by February 1, 2006.' 
Page l-LR0208(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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". 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A .. to H.P. 903, L.D. 1306 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. 
It 
authorizes 
the 
Department 
of 
Professional 
and 
Financial 
Regulation to work in consultation with the Attorney General, 
home 
building 
and 
improvement 
industry 
representatives 
and 
appropr iate stakehol,ders to develop a model registration process 
for home building and improvement contractors. 
The department 
shall report its findings concerning the registry, including any 
proposed 
legislation, 
to 
the 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on 
Business, Research and Economic Development by February 1, 2006. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/22/05 ~ae 
LD 1306 
LR0208(02) 
An Act To License Home Building and Improvement Contractors 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "/+' 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Additional costs to the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation and the Office of the Attorney General 
associated with developing the required registry can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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