SB 627

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 07, 2020
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Contractors to subcontractors; prompt payment.

Abstract

Prompt payment by contractors to subcontractors. Provides that contracts under the Virginia Public Procurement Act shall include a payment clause requiring the contractor to pay a subcontractor within seven days after receipt of amounts paid to the contractor by the state agency or locality. Under current law, the contractor is allowed to either pay the subcontractor or notify the state agency or locality and subcontractor of his intention to withhold all or a part of the subcontractor's payment with the reason for nonpayment. The bill also provides that nonresidential construction contracts entered into after July 1, 2020, are deemed to include an interest clause obligating the general contractor to pay interest to the subcontractor on all amounts owed by the contractor that remain unpaid after seven days. In addition, the bill provides that payment by a public body or private owner to a contractor shall not be a condition precedent for payment to a subcontractor, and payment by a contractor to a subcontractor is not a condition precedent for payment to any other subcontractor.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Dec 04, 2020

Senate

Left in General Laws and Technology

Feb 05, 2020

Senate

Continued to 2021 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)

Jan 14, 2020

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB627)

Jan 07, 2020

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105094D

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105094D HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB627F122.PDF PDF

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