Last week, I highlighted a statute of limitations bill that will be considered by the Virginia General Assembly because it has a major effect on interactions between construction contractors and the Commonwealth of Virginia. However, that is not the only interesting piece of legislation being proposed this 2019 session. Here are two others that I will be keeping track of as this legislative session progresses.
HB2409: Amends Va. Code 43-4 and the various sections of the Virginia Code relating to mechanic’s lien forms to conform the lien forms with the requirements of the code. My colleagues and I on the Section Council for the Construction and Public Contracts Law Section of the Virginia Bar Association proposed this legislation after the Desai case from last year.
HB1668– Requires review of “high risk” contracts with the Commonwealth to be reviewed and for those administering those “high risk” contracts to have special training. “High Risk” is defined in the bill.
Thus far, these two are still alive in the process. There were others, but those have either been tabled or have died in committee.
If you know of others of interest to contractors in Virginia or their counsel, please let me know.
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