AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 43-07-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to contractor reporting thresholds for single projects.
Summary
SB 2163 amends North Dakota contractor licensing law by changing the reporting threshold for projects that must be listed when a contractor renews a license. Under current law, a licensee must report each project, contract, or subcontract completed in the prior calendar year in North Dakota over $25,000; the bill raises that threshold to over $50,000. The renewal application must still include the nature of each listed project, and the registrar must forward the list to the state tax commissioner.
The bill also preserves existing renewal requirements related to compliance documentation. Applicants must continue to submit a certificate of liability insurance naming the registrar as certificate holder, unless a current certificate is already on file, and certify that all payroll-related taxes and premiums due at the time of renewal have been submitted, including North Dakota income tax, workforce safety and insurance premiums, and unemployment insurance premiums. The bill does not change the underlying licensing framework, only the reporting threshold for single projects and related renewal filing requirements.
Impact
SB 2163 changes section 43-07-10 of the North Dakota Century Code by increasing the dollar amount that triggers reporting of completed projects from $25,000 to $50,000 for contractor license renewal. This reduces the number of projects that must be itemized in renewal applications, which may lessen administrative reporting burdens for contractors while still preserving tax and insurance compliance checks. The bill affects licensed contractors, the registrar, and the state tax commissioner, but does not alter the requirement to maintain insurance or certify payment of payroll taxes and premiums.
Sentiment
The available voting record suggests broad support for the bill. It passed the Senate unanimously, 47-0, and the House by a wide margin, 88-1, indicating strong bipartisan or near-unanimous agreement that the reporting threshold should be updated. No committee transcripts were provided, so there is no recorded debate in the supplied materials, but the vote totals indicate the bill was generally viewed favorably.
Contention
The main policy issue is the higher reporting threshold itself: supporters likely viewed the change as a modernization or reduction in paperwork for contractors, while any opposition would likely center on whether increasing the threshold from $25,000 to $50,000 could reduce visibility into smaller projects for tax or regulatory oversight. However, the near-unanimous votes suggest this concern was limited. The bill does not appear to have generated significant controversy in the available record.
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