HB 1707 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits; license threshold amounts.

Summary
Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits; license threshold amounts. Increases from $20,000 to $30,000 per claim the individual limit of claims against the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund based upon an unpaid judgment arising out of the improper or dishonest conduct of a licensed contractor in connection with a single transaction involving contracting and increases from $40,000 to $100,000 during any biennium the aggregate claim limit against a single licensed contractor. The bill also raises the thresholds for the value of single contracts or projects and the total value of all construction, removal, repair, or improvements undertaken by a contractor in a 12-month period that govern each class of contractor's licenses. This bill is identical to SB 1059.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 4, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates Virginia's contractor licensing thresholds and recovery fund limits. It raises the dollar amounts required to classify contractors into different license classes (A, B, and C), increases the maximum claim limit from the Fund for individual transactions, and raises the total annual cap on claims per contractor.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of contractor licensing requirements by increasing the monetary thresholds that determine which contractors need higher-level licenses.
ELIGIBILITY

Raised the single-project threshold for Class A contractors from $120,000 to $150,000 and the 12-month threshold from $750,000 to $1 million.

Raised the single-project threshold for Class B contractors from $10,000 to $30,000 and the 12-month threshold from $150,000 to $250,000.

Raised the single-project threshold for Class C contractors from $1,000 to $10,000 and the 12-month threshold from $150,000 to $250,000.

FISCAL

Increased the maximum claim limit against the Fund for a single transaction from $20,000 to $30,000.

Increased the total annual cap on claims against the Fund per contractor from $40,000 to $100,000.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 127 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1707ER)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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