RMO World – Issue 27: January 2024 New Year Edition

It’s 2024, time to step up your career!!

Have you been putting off that next step? We know that the “new year, new you” thing is a bit of a cliche, but in this case, it’s a cliche you should embrace, because cliche or not, it can improve your life. The new year does bring new motivation, so let’s tap into that together!

Have you been putting off getting your license? Well, let’s get it done.

Have you been considering becoming a mentor? Well, January is Mentoring Month, so let’s get it started.

We’re the team that can get you there, why do it alone when you can have a team behind you?!

Call us today.

As always, with the new year comes new laws. These laws kicked in as of January 1, 2024. Get familiar with them. Of course, we can help navigate all the laws of the trade.

SB 630 (Dodd)
This bill requires CSLB licensees and applicants to provide an email address, if available, when they obtain and renew licenses. The email addresses are not subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act. This bill also authorizes the Registrar to automatically reimpose license revocation when probationary conditions placed on a license are not met. (Chapter 153, Statutes of 2023)

AB 336 (Cervantes)
This bill requires licensees with a workers’ compensation policy to provide the top three workers’ compensation classification codes on their workers’ compensation policy when they renew their licenses. Those codes will be posted on the CSLB license lookup webpage. Licenses won’t be renewed without the codes. However, the bill allows for retroactive renewal if the licensee provides the codes within 30 days after receiving notice of the denial. (Chapter 323, Statutes of 2023)

AB 1204 (Holden)
This bill prohibits specialty contractors from subcontracting with two or more contractors in the same classification on the same jobsite unless the subcontractor has employees who perform the work in the relevant classification or are party to a collective bargaining agreement. This bill makes violations of this section cause for disciplinary action. (Chapter 568, Statutes of 2023)

SB 601 (McGuire)
This bill increases the statute of limitations to three years for misdemeanor violations by a licensed contractor for allowing an unlicensed person to use their contractor license. This bill also requires courts to assess the maximum civil penalty for specified home improvement contract violations in declared disaster areas. (Chapter 403, Statutes of 2023)

‘The era of saying ‘no’ to housing is coming to an end’: New California building laws for 2024

If California wants to build its way out of its long term housing shortage, plenty of things stand in its way in 2024: high interest rates, sluggish local approval processes and a persistent shortage of skilled construction workers, among others.

But a slew of housing bills from the 2023 legislative session went into effect on Jan. 1, promising to ease or eliminate some of the other burdens.

In short, California is removing some barriers and boosting incentives for housing construction.

Full Story Here: OC Register