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Bill Contractors, Board for; optional bonding for Class A and B contractors. Allows applicants for Class A and Class B contractor licenses to demonstrate financial responsibility by posting a surety bond for both initial application for licensure and subsequent renewals in lieu of providing a financial statement. The bill provides a process for recovery on a surety bond of a contractor who has elected to post such a bond. The bill also amends the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Act (the Act) by providing that an informal fact-finding conference or formal hearing under the Administrative Process Act is not required as a part of the consideration of the claim against the Act unless requested by the claimant. Under current law, an informal fact-finding conference may be held at the discretion of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2017 SB 1113 Virginia SB 1113 (2017)
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Virginia SB 1113 (2017) — Contractors, Board for; optional bonding for Class A and B contractors.

Allows applicants for Class A and Class B contractor licenses to demonstrate financial responsibility by posting a surety bond for both initial application for licensure and subsequent renewals in lieu of providing a financial statement. The bill provides a process for recovery on a surety bond of a contractor who has elected to post such a bond. The bill also amends the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Act (the Act) by providing that an informal fact-finding conference or formal hearing under the Administrative Process Act is not required as a part of the consideration of the claim against the Act unless requested by the claimant. Under current law, an informal fact-finding conference may be held at the discretion of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0572) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1113ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101273D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed — 380 (pass) · legislature
  • Read third time and passed Senate — 380 (pass) · legislature
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology — 140 (pass) · legislature
  • Passed House BLOCK VOTE — 980 (pass) · legislature
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 50 (pass) · legislature
  • Reported from General Laws — 220 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

  • Jeremy S. McPike — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2017-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101273D introduction
  • 2017-01-09 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2017-01-19 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2017-01-30 Placed on Calendar
  • 2017-01-30 Read first time reading-1
  • 2017-01-30 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2017-02-06 Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4 referral-committee
  • 2017-02-20 Read second time reading-2
  • 2017-02-21 Read third time reading-3
  • 2017-02-21 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2017-02-24 Enrolled
  • 2017-02-24 Signed by President
  • 2017-02-24 Signed by Speaker
  • 2017-02-28 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
  • 2017-02-28 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
  • 2017-03-16 Approved by Governor-Chapter 572 (effective 7/1/17) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8cb62dce-4f37-4dfa-a678-da3aa29f28d1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).