Senate Commerce Committee Statement - Senate Bill No. 4119, New Jersey (December 16, 2021)
Summary
Senate Commerce Committee statement to Senate, No. 4119, State of New Jersey, dated December 16, 2021, reporting favorably Senate Bill No. 4119. The bill heightens penalties for the transfer of licenses, or license lending, issued by certain boards. An individual who transfers a license provided by the requisite board to another individual is 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. The statement says current law sets a civil penalty of $10,000 for the first violation and not more than $20,000 for the second and each subsequent violation. The bill also imposes the same penalties for home improvement and home elevation contractors, who are regulated separately under Title 56.
Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used
Cite this document
“Senate Commerce Committee Statement - Senate Bill No. 4119, New Jersey (December 16, 2021).”
Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2021-12-16-scm-s4119-s1-b6695fbfb9/
, SHA-256 6bfd2fff9ec9a201d860eecba824bd1d06235a3a6c8238c1cc20cd147cadf06c.Full text
SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 4119
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: DECEMBER 16, 2021
The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate Bill
No. 4119.
This bill heightens penalties for the transfer of licenses, or
license lending, issued by certain boards. Under the bill, in addition
to any other penalty provided by law, an individual regulated by the
Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors; the Elevator,
Escalator, and Moving Walkway Mechanics Licensing Board; the
Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee; the
Licensed Master Hearth Specialist Advisory Committee; the State
Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration Contractors; the State Board of Examiners of Master
Plumbers; or other State entity created to regulate a skilled trade
occupation in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department
of Law and Public Safety who transfers a license provided to the
individual by the requisite board to another individual is 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.
Current law stipulates any person who engages in conduct in
violation of any provision of an act or regulation administered by a
board, which includes license transfer, is liable to a civil penalty of
$10,000 for the first violation and not more than $20,000 for the
second and each subsequent violation.
This bill also imposes the same heightened penalties for home
improvement and home elevation contractors, who are regulated
separately under Title 56.
File and source
- File
- 2021-12-16_SCM_S4119_S1.pdf
- Size
- 7,948 bytes
- SHA-256
- 6bfd2fff9ec9a201d860eecba824bd1d06235a3a6c8238c1cc20cd147cadf06c
- Our copy
- 2021-12-16_SCM_S4119_S1.pdf
- Original
- No public link identified.