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2010 SESSION

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HB 797 Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, etc.; limitation of liability contract clauses.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects; limitation of liability contract clauses. Allows entities consisting of design professionals to include limitation of liability clauses in their contracts to perform services; but provides that individual licensees are not relieved of any responsibility that may exist for services performed by reason of employment or other relationship with an entity. The bill contains a technical amendment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10104024D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/10/10  House: Printed as engrossed 10104024D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB797ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/09/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/12/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10104024D
• 01/12/10  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/19/10  House: Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
• 02/02/10  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/10  House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/09/10  House: Read first time
• 02/10/10  House: Read second time
• 02/10/10  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/10/10  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB797E
• 02/10/10  House: Printed as engrossed 10104024D-E
• 02/11/10  House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 2-A)
• 02/11/10  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (91-Y 6-N 2-A)
• 02/12/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/12/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/17/10  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/10  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/10  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/10  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/10  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/10  House: Enrolled
• 02/24/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB797ER)
• 02/24/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/09/10  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 99 (effective 7/1/10)
• 03/09/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099)