SB865 • 2025

Requires the State Landscape Contractors Board to determine that a landscape contracting business is an independent contractor with responsibility for obtaining workers' compensation insurance if the landscape contracting business performs certain work related to backflow assemblies for irrigation systems and ornamental water features, to landscape irrigation control wiring and outdoor landscape lighting or to removing or pruning trees or tree limbs or stumps or performing tree or tree limb guying.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action: 2025-06-06
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2025-06-06 Senate
Chapter 181, 2025 Laws.
2025-06-06 Senate
Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
2025-05-27 Senate
Governor signed.
2025-05-20 House
Speaker signed.
2025-05-19 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-15 House
Third reading. Carried by Fragala. Passed. Ayes, 50; Nays, 3--Boice, Cate, Yunker; Excused, 5--Nguyen H, Owens, Smith G, Wallan, Wright; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Diehl.
2025-05-14 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.
2025-05-13 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to May 14, 2025 Calendar.
2025-05-12 House
Second reading.
2025-05-08 House
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-05-05 House
Work Session held.
2025-04-23 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-03-13 House
Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.
2025-03-10 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2025-03-06 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. Ayes, 29; Nays, 1--Robinson.
2025-03-04 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-03-04 Senate
Second reading.
2025-02-25 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-02-13 Senate
Work Session cancelled.
2025-02-11 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Labor and Business.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Adds some new kinds of work to the work that a person can do only if the person has a license from the State Landscape Contractors Board. Lets a person install water features without needing a license from the State Landscape Contractors Board if the person has a license from the Construction Contractors Board. Lets a person get out of a contract for landscape work on real property within three days even if the person does not own or lease the real property. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5).
Requires the State Landscape Contractors Board to determine that a landscape contracting business is an independent contractor with responsibility for obtaining workers' compensation insurance if the landscape contracting business performs certain work related to backflow assemblies for irrigation systems and ornamental water features, to landscape irrigation control wiring and outdoor landscape lighting or to removing or pruning trees or tree limbs or stumps or performing tree or tree limb guying.
Exempts persons or businesses who are licensed with the Construction Contractors Board and who install ornamental water features from a requirement to obtain a landscape contractors license.
Removes the requirement that a person who intends to rescind a contract with a landscape contracting business for work on real property own or lease the real property.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to work performed by a landscape contracting business; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned