HB1300
Virginia Public Procurement Act; statute of limitations on actions on construction contracts.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Public Procurement Act; statute of limitations on performance bonds; statute of limitations on construction contracts and architectural and engineering contracts.
Provides that an action against the surety on a performance bond shall be brought within five years after the completion of the contract. The bill further provides that the statute of limitations on construction contracts and architectural and engineering contracts is 15 years after completion of the contract. The bill ... (More) specifies that completion of the contract is the final payment to the contractor pursuant to the terms of the contract, but that if a final certificate of occupancy or written final acceptance of the project is issued prior to final payment, the period to bring an action shall commence no later than 12 months from the date of the certificate of occupancy or written final acceptance of the project. This bill incorporates HB 847 and is identical to SB 607. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105008D
- 01/08/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1300)
- 01/21/2020 - House: Referred from General Laws
- 01/21/2020 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/03/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107490D-H1
- 02/05/2020 - House: Incorporates HB847 (Runion)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/06/2020 - House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 02/07/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1300H1)
- 02/07/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2020 - House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/09/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/10/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/10/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107490D-H1
- 02/10/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1300H1
- 02/11/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/11/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Judiciary
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 03/03/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1300ER)
- 03/03/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1300ER)
- 03/03/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/27/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 496 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/27/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496)
