HB 3349 - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

Requires the department of licensing to conduct a review of the need for regulation of general and specialty contractors involved in the repair, alteration, or construction of single-family homes using the public interest criteria set forth in RCW 18.118.010.

Provides the department of labor and industries and the office of the attorney general shall make available to the department of licensing any home construction defect and related consumer complaints.

Requires, by October 1, 2008, the department of licensing to submit recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature regarding the need for regulation of general and specialty contractors involved in the construction and remodel of residential single-family homes and if some form of regulation is recommended, the minimum qualifications to meet the regulatory standard.