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2001 SESSION

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HB 2020 Public Procurement Act; indemnification provisions.

Introduced by: Joe T. May | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Public Procurement Act; indemnification provisions. Provides that provisions in a contract between an architect or professional engineer and a public body relating to planning or design of a building or other construction project that purports to indemnify or hold the public body harmless against liability are void and unenforceable. The bill does not apply to such provisions in a contract that purports to indemnify or hold harmless the public body against liability for damage arising out of the negligent acts, errors or omissions, recklessness or intentionally wrongful conduct of the architect or professional engineer in performance of the contract.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 010585828  pdf | impact statement
• 02/05/01  House: Printed as engrossed 010585828-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2020ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 010585828
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/15/01  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
• 02/04/01  House: Reported from General Laws with amd (24-Y 1-N)
• 02/04/01  House: Read first time
• 02/05/01  House: Read second time
• 02/05/01  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/05/01  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/05/01  House: Printed as engrossed 010585828-E
• 02/06/01  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/01  House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/01  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/14/01  Senate: Reported from General Laws (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 02/15/01  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/01  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/01  Senate: Passed Senate (33-Y 5-N)
• 02/16/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (33-Y 5-N)
• 02/16/01  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/01  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/01  Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
• 02/16/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (35-Y 4-N)
• 02/22/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2020ER)
• 02/23/01  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/25/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 670 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670)