Virginia Senate Bill 1209 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Liability of general contractor for wages of subcontractor's employees. Provides that in an action against a general contractor for nonpayment of wages to a subcontractor's employees, the general contract may offer as evidence a written certification that (i) the subcontractor and each of his sub-subcontractors has paid all employees all wages due for the period during which the wages are claimed for the work performed on the project and (ii) to the subcontractor's knowledge all sub-subcontractors have also paid their employees. The bill also provides that the terms "general contractor" and "subcontractor" shall not include persons solely furnishing materials for the purposes of the liability of a contractor for wages due to a subcontractor's employees. Liability of general contractor for wages of subcontractor's employees. Provides that in an action against a general contractor for nonpayment of wages to a subcontractor's employees, the general contract may offer as evidence a written certification that (i) the subcontractor and each of his sub-subcontractors has paid all employees all wages due for the period during which the wages are claimed for the work performed on the project and (ii) to the subcontractor's knowledge all sub-subcontractors have also paid their employees. The bill also provides that the terms "general contractor" and "subcontractor" shall not include persons solely furnishing materials for the purposes of the liability of a contractor for wages due to a subcontractor's employees.

Subcontractor's employees; liability of general contractor for wages.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

2021-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Passage #2 (46-Y 43-N 2-A) (Y: 46 N: 43 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: DEFEATED (16-Y 73-N 2-A) (Y: 16 N: 73 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [FAIL]
2021-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 13-N) (Y: 24 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-31		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511)
2021-03-31		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 511 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-01		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
2021-02-27	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-26	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-26	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1209ER)
2021-02-26	Senate	Enrolled
2021-02-24	House	VOTE: Passage #2 (46-Y 43-N 2-A)
2021-02-24	House	Passed House (46-Y 43-N 2-A)
2021-02-24	House	Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House
2021-02-24	House	VOTE: DEFEATED (16-Y 73-N 2-A)
2021-02-24	House	Defeated by House (16-Y 73-N 2-A)
2021-02-24	House	Read third time
2021-02-23	House	Read second time
2021-02-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 6-N)
2021-02-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
2021-02-18	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
2021-02-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-02-07	House	Read first time
2021-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-05	Senate	Passed Senate (24-Y 13-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Printed as engrossed 21100936D-E
2021-02-05	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1209E
2021-02-05	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-02-05	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2021-02-05	Senate	Read second time
2021-02-04	Senate	Read first time
2021-02-03	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendment (11-Y 4-N)
2021-01-27	Senate	Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100936D

SB1209 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1209
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1209+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1209E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1209ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0511+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1209AS
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1209FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1209FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03C0118+SB1209
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0389SB1209+SB1209
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0393SB1209+SB1209
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0802V0014+SB1209
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H08V0039+SB1209
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1913+SB1209
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1928+SB1209