2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB1313: Construction contracts; payment clauses to be included in certain contracts.
Legislative Summary
Virginia Public Procurement Act; private contracts; payment of subcontractors. Clarifies certain definitions throughout the Code for consistency between public and private construction contracts. The bill updates the notice required when a general contractor withholds all or a part of the amount invoiced by a subcontractor in a public construction contract and when an owner withholds payment from a general contractor to include language specifically identifying the contractual noncompliance, the dollar amount being withheld, and the lower-tier subcontractor responsible for the contractual noncompliance.
Bill History
1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104170D
Senate
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/1/2023
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/1/2023
Committee substitute printed 23105164D-S1
Senate
2/3/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/6/2023
Read second time
Senate
2/6/2023
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/6/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23105164D-S1
Senate
2/6/2023
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1313S1
Senate
2/6/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/6/2023
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/10/2023
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/10/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/10/2023
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Committee substitute printed 23106787D-H1
House of Delegates
2/16/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23106787D-H1
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1313H1
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2023
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2023
Title replaced 23106787D-H1
Senate
2/23/2023
Enrolled
Senate
2/23/2023
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1313ER)
Senate
2/23/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/25/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
Senate
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/26/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 676 (effective 7/1/23)
3/26/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0676)
Amendments
Substitute for Committee: General Laws
Substitute for Committee: General Laws
2/14/2023Not Adopted
Substitute for SB1313 for S-General Laws and Technology
Substitute for SB1313 for S-General Laws and Technology
2/1/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/20/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2/14/2023
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/6/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2/6/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2/3/2023
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2/1/2023
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/26/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
John Bell
Democrat