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SB 755 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Gen. Contractor Lic'g Bd. Mods.

SB 755 modifies North Carolina's General Contractor Licensing Board rules to clarify disciplinary procedures and ensure accountability. It requires written, sworn complaints (no anonymous submissions) for licensing violations and mandates that applicants pay court-ordered awards before taking licensing exams. The bill also allows the Board to recover up to $5,000 in administrative costs for violations like fraud, gross negligence, or willful rule breaches. These changes apply to licensed contractors, qualifying parties, and exam applicants, effective October 1, 2025.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill update primarily involves administrative formatting changes and a significant addition to enforcement provisions. The most substantive change is the addition of a provision allowing the court to award reasonable attorneys' fees (up to $5,000) plus costs to the Board when it prevails in legal actions, which strengthens the Board's ability to enforce its disciplinary authority.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope remains focused on modifying the disciplinary authority of the North Carolina General Contractor Licensing Board, but the enforcement mechanism has been enhanced.
ENFORCEMENT

Added provision allowing courts to award the Board reasonable attorneys' fees up to $5,000 plus associated costs when the Board prevails in legal actions to restrain violations.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill identification from 'DRS15289-NN-49' to 'S755-v-1' and added session reference information.

Changed filing date from March 25, 2025 to March 26, 2025 and added Senate Rules and Operations committee referral information.

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Committee
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Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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