Contractors, Board for; exemptions, responsibility for contracting with unlicensed person.
Summary
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
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Feb 21, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Feb 21, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 132 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1979H1
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104570D-H1
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103721D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
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