10 LC 36 1571S

The Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee offered the following substitute to HB 579:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 43-41-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for licensure without examination, reciprocity, and burden upon applicant relative to residential and general contractors, so as to provide for continuing eligibility for licensure without examination under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 43-41-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for licensure without examination, reciprocity, and burden upon applicant relative to residential and general contractors, is amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows:

"(c) Any business organization that had an applicant submit a complete and satisfactory application pursuant to this Code section, but was not issued a license due to the death of the qualifying agent applicant prior to the issuance of the license, shall remain eligible for consideration under this Code section with the submission of a new qualifying agent applicant for such business entity."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.