Virginia Senate Bill 208 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Mechanics' liens; right to withhold payment. Specifies that the use of funds paid to a general contractor or subcontractor and used by such contractor or subcontractor before paying all amounts due for labor performed or material furnished gives rise to a civil cause of action for a party who is owed such funds. The bill further specifies that such cause of action does not affect a contractor's or subcontractor's right to withhold payment for failure to properly perform labor or furnish materials and that any contractual provision that allows a party to withhold funds due on one contract for alleged claims or damages due on another contract is void as against public policy.

Mechanics' liens; right to withhold payment.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

2020-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (66-Y 30-N 1-A) (Y: 66 N: 30 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-08		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873)
2020-04-08		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 873 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB208ER)
2020-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-04	House	VOTE: Passage (66-Y 30-N 1-A)
2020-03-04	House	Passed House (66-Y 30-N 1-A)
2020-03-04	House	Read third time
2020-03-03	House	Read second time
2020-02-28	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
2020-02-21	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-02-18	House	Read first time
2020-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-04	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2020-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
2020-01-16	Senate	Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
2020-01-08	Senate	Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
2019-12-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2019-12-30	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102138D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB208
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB208+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB208ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0873+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0125+SB0208
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0257SB0208+SB0208
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0308SB0208+SB0208
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0802V0107+SB0208
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0400+SB0208
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1826+SB0208