VA HB732 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 26 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-02-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

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 SB 478.

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Title

Contractors; work without valid Va. license, prohibited acts.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043)
2018-02-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 43 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-02-22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 1, 2018
2018-02-22HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/22/18
2018-02-21SenateSigned by President
2018-02-19HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-02-19HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB732ER)
2018-02-19HouseEnrolled
2018-02-15SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-15SenateRead third time
2018-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-12SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2018-02-06SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2018-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-05HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-05HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-02HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB732H1
2018-02-02HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 18105910D-H1
2018-02-02HouseRead second time
2018-02-01HouseRead first time
2018-01-30HouseCommittee substitute printed 18105910D-H1
2018-01-30HouseReported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2018-01-25HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-19HouseAssigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2018-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104410D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5411115(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB732
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB732+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB732H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB732ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0043+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1102V0018+HB0732
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H11V0044+HB0732
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0318+HB0732
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S12V0137+HB0732
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0525HB0732+HB0732
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0519HB0732+HB0732

Bill Comments

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