SB 11-207: The need for Roofers in Colorado to Register with DORA

April 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Denver, Colorado - As the last month of the legislative session of 2011 draws closer, a lot of facts are emerging from the deliberations held over the months. The numerous bills are either being dropped by the House, trimmed down or surviving the deliberations. The bills that survived the months of deliberations are on their way to being brought to the floor with water tight content. One of the several bills being deliberated on is SB11-207, the Roofer Registration Bill.

This bill was introduced by Senator Lois Tochtrop on March 25th, 2011. One may be wondering what this bill is all about. SB11-207 is a bill intended to regulate roofers by the Division of Registrations, Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).

The bill requires that those roofers who engage in roofing jobs that are over $1,000 to register with the Department of Regulatory Agencies in order to enable them to carry out their roofing jobs within the state. Both commercial and residential contractors will register as roofing contractors, master roofers or residential roofers as defined in the bill. If passed, this legislation would take effect on March 1, 2012.

There are certain procedures involved in this registration. The registration requires an applicant to pay a minimal registration fee, as well as satisfactorily pass a nationally recognized and DORA-approved examination.

Other requirements include submission of proof of minimum general liability coverage, required surety bond posting of not less than $25,000 by residential roofers and not less than $100,000 by commercial roofers. The bill also empowers the director to issue provisional registration to master roofers or residential roofers - specifically those who applied for registration prior to March 1, 2012 but are yet to pass the stipulated examination. Upon receipt of the provisional registration, this roofer is required to sit for and pass the examination within the time frame determined by the Director. If the person fails to pass the examination, the provisional registration is nullified.

This bill is favorable to roofers and their clients alike.  The legislation requires the client to be issued a written contract which should include the capacity of the roofing to be carried out, approximate project dates and cost of the total roofing project, along with the contact information of the roofer, registration number of the roofer and the registration type.
Also to be included in the written contract is the roofer’s liability and surety carrier’s particulars. There should also be clauses which make it possible for clients to cancel or repeal such contract with full refunds made to him or her. This is obtainable within 72 hours from the time the contraction was entered.

This bill has passed through Colorado’s Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee with a 5 to 1 vote.  It has now been assigned to the Senate Appropriations Committee for hearing on Thursday, April 21, 2011. Support should be given to this bill since it is bound to have a positive impact on your business.  It will also undoubtedly go a long way in elevating the protection level of both clients and roofers within Colorado.


For more information, log-on to www.coloradoroofing.org and click on the “Roofer Registration SB11-207” tab.