HB 1707

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 04, 2025
  • Passed House Jan 27, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 10, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Mar 19, 2025

Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits; license threshold amounts.

Abstract

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 SB 1059.

An Act to amend and reenact ยงยง 54.1-1100, 54.1-1119, and 54.1-1123 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits; license threshold amounts.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Mar 19, 2025

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0127)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 127 (Effective 07/01/25)

Feb 18, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025

Feb 15, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 12, 2025

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1707ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1707)

House

Enrolled

Feb 10, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 07, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)

Senate

Rules suspended

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 05, 2025

Senate

Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)

Jan 28, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1707)

Jan 27, 2025

House

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)

Jan 24, 2025

House

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 23, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 21, 2025

House

Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)

Jan 16, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 13, 2025

House

Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

Jan 04, 2025

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100918D

House

Referred to Committee on General Laws

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Chaptered HTML PDF
Enrolled HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1707) PDF PDF

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