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2018 SESSION
SB 478 Contractors; work without valid Va. license, prohibited acts.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104442D pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105644D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB478ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0653) pdf
AMENDMENTS
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HISTORY
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104442D
- 01/09/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/22/18 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105644D-S1
- 01/24/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/18 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/25/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18105644D-S1
- 01/25/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB478S1
- 01/26/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/18 House: Read first time
- 01/31/18 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/19/18 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/27/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/18 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/18 House: Read second time
- 03/06/18 House: Read third time
- 03/06/18 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/06/18 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/06/18 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/18 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB478ER)
- 03/09/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
- 03/20/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/30/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 653 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0653)