NevadaNevada allows restricted contractor licenses for limited home remodeling work
Nevada law authorizes the State Contractors’ Board to issue limited home remodeling licenses under rules it must adopt by January 1, 2027.
What it does
The Board may issue restricted licenses for home remodeling without enlarging enclosed space. It must set the job limit at $7,000 or a higher amount it finds appropriate.
Applicants need at least two years of trade experience, which may include accepted training, and a business course completed within the year before applying. A bond or cash deposit must cover at least $2,000.
The Board must adopt licensing rules by January 1, 2027. Restricted licenses last two years and may be renewed. Applications and renewals cannot require an accountant-prepared financial statement.
Argument forCounting accepted training toward experience and requiring no accountant-prepared financial statement could help workers qualify for limited home remodeling licenses.
Argument againstRequired business classes, fees, and a bond or cash deposit could make this license harder for some workers to afford.
More detail
The State Contractors’ Board may issue restricted licenses for limited home remodeling work. Work is limited to existing detached single-family homes or single-family units in buildings with no more than three stories above ground and one below. License holders cannot enlarge the home's enclosed space. The Board chooses permitted trades, but the license excludes work listed in NRS 624.031(6)(b) and (c). The job limit includes labor and materials.
Applicants must prove their experience and business-course completion to the Board. These requirements apply to people seeking a restricted contractor license. The Board may count accepted training or other qualifications toward the experience requirement. Applicants must submit the required application and fees. Before issuing a license, the Board must require a surety bond, which provides financial backing, or a cash deposit. The Board sets the amount at no less than $2,000.
The Board must adopt rules for issuing and renewing restricted licenses. The Board may also set additional requirements, restrictions, and conditions for restricted licenses. Application and license fees cannot exceed the amounts in NRS 624.280. Most regular-license application and renewal rules do not apply, except NRS 624.268 and rules the Board adopts. After holding a restricted license for at least two years, a person with no open or unresolved complaints may apply for a regular contractor license. Regular licensing requirements still apply. January 1, 2027, is the deadline for adopting rules; it does not guarantee that applicants receive licenses by that date.
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History
- 2025
- Jun 6Chapter 290.Latest
- Jun 5Approved by the Governor Joe Lombardo.Became Law
- May 31Enrolled and delivered to Governor.To Governor
- May 29Assembly Amendment No. 701 concurred in. To enrollment.Major
- May 23Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 36, Nays: 6.) To Senate. In Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded Assembly (2nd Reprint). Result: pass.Lower
- May 22From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- May 20Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 701.) To printer.Minor
- May 19From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.Minor
- Apr 24In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.Minor
- Apr 22From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 6.) To Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 21From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 57.) To printer.Minor
- Feb 3From printer. Read first time. To committee.Minor
- Jan 30Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.Introduced
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