VA SB658 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1015)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1015)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Contracts with design professionals; provisions requiring a duty to defend void. Provides that any provision contained in any contract relating to the planning or design of a building, structure, or appurtenance thereto, including moving, demolition, or excavation connected therewith, or any provision contained in any contract relating to the planning or design of construction projects by which any party purports to impose a duty to defend on any other party to the contract, is against public policy and is void and unenforceable.
Title
Contracts with design professionals; provisions requiring a duty to defend void.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-09 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1015) | |
| 2020-04-09 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1015 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| 2020-03-12 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| 2020-03-12 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 2020-03-04 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2020-03-03 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2020-03-03 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB658ER) |
| 2020-03-03 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2020-02-26 | House | VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Passed House (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Read third time |
| 2020-02-25 | House | Passed by for the day |
| 2020-02-24 | House | Read second time |
| 2020-02-20 | House | Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N) |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2020-02-04 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-03 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB658S2 |
| 2020-02-03 | Senate | Substitute by Senator agreed to 20107348D-S2 |
| 2020-02-03 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2020-02-03 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected 20106927D-S1 |
| 2020-02-03 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2020-02-03 | Senate | Floor substitute printed 20107348D-S2 (Surovell) |
| 2020-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-29 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 20106927D-S1 |
| 2020-01-29 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102079D |
