Legislation - HB0451

Title: State and Private Construction Contracts - Prompt Payment Requirements
Sponsored by: Delegates Lehman, Acevero, Amprey, Bagnall, Boafo, Charkoudian, Edelson, Fair, Foley, D. Jones, Kaufman, J. Long, Pruski, Smith, Toles, Valderrama, Vogel, and Wells
Status: In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring a private construction contract to include a provision requiring the owner to pay the contractor within a certain period of time or, if the owner withholds all or part of an amount invoiced, to send a certain notification to the contractor; requiring a contract between a contractor and a subcontractor on a private or State construction contract to include a provision requiring the contractor to pay the subcontractor within a certain period of time; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters; Health and Government Operations

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1097 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2025 Legislative Date 1/16/2025 Action First Reading Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State and Private Construction Contracts - Prompt Payment Requirements Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2025 Legislative Date 1/16/2025 Action Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/16/2025	1/16/2025	First Reading Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - State and Private Construction Contracts - Prompt Payment Requirements
House	1/16/2025	1/16/2025	Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)

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