Virginia House Bill 1171 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Construction contracts; liability for payment of wages. Provides that construction contracts shall be deemed to include a provision under which the general contractor and the subcontractor are jointly and severally liable to pay the wages due to the subcontractor's employees. The measure provides that if the wages due to the subcontractor's employees are not paid, the general contractor is subject to criminal and civil penalties for which an employer is liable for failing or refusing to pay wages. The measure requires the subcontractor to indemnify the general contractor for wages, damages, interest, penalties, or attorney fees owed as a result of the subcontractor's failure to pay the wages unless the subcontractor's failure to pay wages was due to the general contractor's failure to pay moneys due to the subcontractor. The measure also provides that the lack of privity between the general contractor and the employees of the subcontractor is not a defense in an action against the general contractor arising from nonpayment of wages to the subcontractor's employees.

Construction contracts; liability for payment of wages.

Del. Paul Krizek [D]

2018-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-13	House	Left in Commerce and Labor
2018-02-06	House	Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 2-N)
2018-01-30	House	Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-23	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2018-01-23	House	Referred from General Laws by voice vote
2018-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2018-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102074D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB1171
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1171+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1402V0035+HB1171