registrar of contractors; restitution; repeal

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on what happens after removing the recommendation process for restitution.

Removes Restitution Recommendations for Contractors

This bill removes the ability of administrative law judges to recommend that licensed contractors provide restitution to people who were harmed by their actions.

What This Bill Does

• Gets rid of a rule that lets an administrative law judge suggest that a contractor should pay money back if they caused harm.

Who It Names or Affects

• Licensed contractors who might have had to pay restitution after causing financial or property harm.
• People who were harmed by licensed contractors and may seek restitution.

Terms To Know

Restitution

Money paid back to someone for a loss they suffered, like when a contractor damages their property.

Administrative law judge

A special kind of judge who makes decisions in hearings about rules and regulations.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if the recommendation is removed but a contractor still needs to pay restitution.
• Does not change how much restitution can be decided, only removes the step where judges make recommendations.

Official Summary Text

HB2911 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB
2911
: registrar of contractors; restitution; repeal

Sponsor:
Representative Hendrix, LD 14

Committee
on Commerce

Overview

Repeals
the statute relating to a recommendation made by an administrative law judge
that restitution be provided by a licensed contractor.

History

As part of the Registrar of Contractor's (ROC) compliant
process, the ROC can assign an amount of restitution be paid to a person who
was financially harmed by a licensed contractor. The licensed contractor can
contest the amount awarded by requesting a hearing. Contested cases are sent to
the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), which is overseen by an administrative
law judge.

The administrative law judge must issue a written
decision within 20 days after the hearing is concluded. Within 30 days after
the date OAH sends a copy of the decision to the agency head, the agency head
may review the decision and accept, reject or modify it. The agency head's
decision is the final administrative decision with outlined exemptions.� The
administrative law judge is statutory permitted to recommend that a licensee
provide restitution to any person who is injured or
whose property is damaged by
actions of the licensee
(A.R.S. ��
32-1156
,
32-1156.01
,
41-1092.08
).

Provisions

1.

Repeals the
statute allowing an administrative law judge to recommend that a licensee
provide restitution to any person who is injured or whose property is damaged by
actions of the licensee. (Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2911 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
registrar of contractors; restitution; repeal

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2911

Introduced by

Representative
Hendrix

AN
ACT

Repealing section 32-1156.01, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to contractors.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Repeal

Section 32-1156.01, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is repealed.