VA SB478 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0653)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; contractors; prohibited acts. Provides that a construction contract entered into by a person undertaking work without a valid Virginia contractor's license shall not be enforceable by the unlicensed contractor undertaking the work unless the unlicensed contractor (i) gives substantial performance within the terms of the contract in good faith and (ii) did not have actual knowledge that a license or certificate was required to perform the work for which he seeks to recover payment. This bill is identical to HB 732.

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Title

Contractors; work without valid Va. license, prohibited acts.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-03-07 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-01 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-30 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0653)
2018-03-30 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 653 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-20SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
2018-03-10SenateSigned by President
2018-03-09HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-03-09SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB478ER)
2018-03-09SenateEnrolled
2018-03-07SenateHouse amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2018-03-06HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2018-03-06HousePassed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2018-03-06HouseEngrossed by House as amended
2018-03-06HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2018-03-06HouseRead third time
2018-03-05HouseRead second time
2018-03-01HouseReported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2018-02-27HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19HouseAssigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-31HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2018-01-31HouseRead first time
2018-01-31HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-01-26SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2018-01-25SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB478S1
2018-01-25SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 18105644D-S1
2018-01-25SenateReading of substitute waived
2018-01-25SenateRead second time
2018-01-24SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-01-22SenateCommittee substitute printed 18105644D-S1
2018-01-22SenateReported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104442D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5411115(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB478
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB478+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB478S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB478ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0653+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S12V0041+SB0478
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0119SB0478+SB0478
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0138SB0478+SB0478
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1102V0044+SB0478
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H11V0274+SB0478
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1317+SB0478
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV1025SB0478+SB0478

Bill Comments

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