Bill Title: Creates the General Contractors Licensing Act. Provides for the licensure of general contractors by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates the General Contractor Board. Provides for the membership and powers and duties of the Board. Contains provisions concerning definitions; title; display of license; address of record and email address of record; powers and duties of the Department; application for licensure; license classifications; licensure, renewal, and restoration; inactive status; fees; disposition of funds; advertising; insurance; listing of general contractors; violations, injunctions, and cease and desist orders; grounds for disciplinary action; investigation and notice and hearing; records of proceedings; compelling testimony; hearings and motions for rehearing; appointment of a hearing officer; order or certified copy and prima facie proof; restoration of suspended or revoked license; surrender of license; the Administrative Review Law; confidentiality; and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to repeal the General Contractors Licensing Act on January 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-04 - House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2538 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Denyse Wang Stoneback [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sonya Harper [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-006	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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