Virginia House Bill 1979 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 21 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0132)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Board for Contractors; exemption from licensure; responsibility for contracting with unlicensed or unregistered person. Exempts from licensure work undertaken by a person providing construction, remodeling, repair, improvement, removal, or demolition valued at $2,500 or less per project on behalf of a properly licensed contractor, provided that such contractor holds a valid license in the residential or commercial building contractor classification. The bill provides, however, that any construction services that require an individual license or certification shall be rendered only by an individual licensed or certified by the Board for Contractors. The bill also provides that any contractor that directly employs or otherwise contracts with a person who is not credentialed by the Board for Contractors for work requiring a credential shall be solely responsible for any monetary penalty or other sanction resulting from the act of employing or contracting with a person who lacks the proper credential based upon such person's failure to obtain or maintain the required credential. This bill is identical to SB 1193.

Contractors, Board for; exemptions, responsibility for contracting with unlicensed person.

Del. Christopher Peace [R]

2017-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-24 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-21		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0132)
2017-02-21		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 132 (effective 7/1/17)
2017-02-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017
2017-02-15	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/15/17
2017-02-15	Senate	Signed by President
2017-02-14	House	Signed by Speaker
2017-02-14	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1979ER)
2017-02-14	House	Enrolled
2017-02-13	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-02-09	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-09	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2017-02-09	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2017-02-09	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2017-02-09	Senate	Read third time
2017-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-06	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
2017-01-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2017-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2017-01-30	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2017-01-30	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2017-01-27	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1979H1
2017-01-27	House	Committee substitute agreed to 17104570D-H1
2017-01-27	House	Read second time
2017-01-26	House	Read first time
2017-01-24	House	Committee substitute printed 17104570D-H1
2017-01-24	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2017-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2017-01-16	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
2017-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2017-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103721D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	1100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	1102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	1103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	1108.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	1109	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	1114	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	1115.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1979
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1979+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1979H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1979ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0132+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H1104V0011+HB1979
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H1104V0028+HB1979
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H11V0050+HB1979
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV1696+HB1979
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S12V0114+HB1979
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0429HB1979+HB1979
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0434HB1979+HB1979
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2261+HB1979