Let me get this straight, after recognizing the need for housing and the need to reform labor laws to expand economic opportunity this is what the state came to? I know Governor Scott did not approve of this measure and many more like the institute for justice of the federal trade commission has opposed occupational regulation, the issue is with little risks to consumers from what has been a historically unregulated market and unregulated construction has yet to cost Vermont more than it has costed other states, so the old saying is, “if it’s not broke don’t fix it” Vermont is doing better than many states and has worked fine without the regulation, and like the governor added this all come at a time when housing is exponentially increasing in costs to average citizens and the increase in regulation can risk exasperating that issue, or as maines Governor said, “it is not prudent policy to raise costs and regulations for builders in a time when they are most needed” in mine and the other governors opinion this is just regulatory overkill and rent seeking by the state or board of contractors themselves *tsk tsk