from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate Golden State Builders Exchanges
Legislature
Fewer policy committees this week as the legislature’s fiscal committees gear up to decide the fate of hundreds of bills. It will be interesting if any bill with even modest state costs survive.
Too major bills were acted upon this week:
By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.
It’s probably not a ‘shock’ to hear government is short on funds, but what does this mean for enforcement of contractor’s rules in California? We’ll investigate how this may affect your workers in the field. Another contractor’s question helps define how an ‘out of state’ company could partner with your contracting business…
from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
Legislature
It was a mixed bag this week for the many bills being worked on for GSBE. Much of the regulation reform movement supported by business was bottled up in committee. Below is summary of some, but not all of bills acted on this week:
Fixed Priced Contracts
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a final rule updating the list of documents that can be accepted for the Form I-9 process.
The final ruling eliminates forms I-688, I-688A, and I-688B from List A, the list of approved documents employees can present to show both identity and employment authorization.
from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
Legislature
It was busy committee week and next week will be equally busy as the legislature works towards policy committee deadlines. Below are the major issues for GSBE this past week:
By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.
Contractors will be happy to hear about the figurative SWIFT ‘kick in the pants’ unlicensed contractors are getting. Can a son-in-law qualify for a family license waiver? I’ll expand on a previous ‘Q&A’ for this contractor’s solution. We also share some important considerations if you’re a licensed contractor thinking about becoming a CA Qualifier…