SB 1059 Virginia Senate · 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 HB 1707.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates Virginia's contractor licensing thresholds and recovery fund limits to reflect inflation and economic changes. The main changes increase the dollar amounts used to classify contractors into different license classes and adjust the maximum claim limits available from the recovery fund.
Scope change
The bill applies to all contractors licensed under Virginia's contractor licensing laws, including Class A, B, and C contractors, as well as the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund.
ELIGIBILITY

Class A contractor threshold for single contracts increased from $120,000 to $150,000, and annual threshold increased from $750,000 to $1 million.

Class B contractor single contract threshold increased from $10,000 to $30,000, with upper limit raised from $120,000 to $150,000.

Class B contractor annual threshold increased from $150,000 to $250,000, with upper limit raised from $750,000 to $1 million.

Class C contractor single contract threshold increased from $1,000 to $10,000, with upper limit raised from $10,000 to $30,000.

FISCAL

Maximum claim limit per claimant against the recovery fund increased from $20,000 to $30,000.

Aggregate claim limit per contractor against the recovery fund increased from $40,000 to $100,000 per biennium.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jan 24, 2025
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% 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
9
Committee
4
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 133 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1059ER)
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Travis Hackworth
Travis Hackworth
RRepublican
VA
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