SB 342: Contractors: unlicensed work.

This bill amends the contractors' state license law to allow individuals to recover compensation for work performed by an unlicensed contractor if they were a licensed contractor at the time the contract was executed and during the relevant portion of the contract's performance. Currently, a licensed contractor cannot recover compensation for work done by an unlicensed contractor, unless they were licensed at all times during the performance. This bill would change that rule, allowing licensed contractors to recover compensation for work done by unlicensed contractors if they were licensed at the time the contract was executed. The bill also changes the rules for individuals who hire unlicensed contractors, allowing them to recover only the portion of compensation paid to the unlicensed contractor for work performed during the time the contractor was unlicensed, rather than all compensa…