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August 2015 Construction Conversation (K0484491.DOC;1) The Construction Conversation Ohio’s Legislative, Administrative, and Judicial Two-Way Newsletter February, 2021 A Service of Luther L. Liggett, Attorney at Law [email protected] Legislative: Payment Assurance introduced but which did not get passed. Legislation for Design Professionals (Cont’d p. 3.) On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, the Judicial: Contractor Entitled to Full Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sponsor Payment Notwithstanding Advertisement Testimony from Senator Jay Hottinger (R, Newark) and Senator Vernon Sykes (D, After signing a contract to install a Akron), who jointly re-introduced prior- roof and gutters, a homeowner deducted session Senate Bill 136, to create lien rights from payment a discount based on a later for Design Professionals. (Cont’d page 2.) advertisement for new customer sales. (Cont’d p. 3.) Legislative: Building Code Concerns Legislative: Transportation Budget The legislature is considering statutory obstacles to uniform commercial The House Finance Committee is building codes, allowing local building ready to vote out House Bill 74, the referenda for clean energy projects, and Transportation Budget of $4.1 billion for the blocking adoption of national and fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021. (Cont’d international model codes. (Cont’d page 2.) p. 4.) Legislative: Contract Statute of Judicial: City Sewer Immunity Limitations to Shorten When a city sewer backed up into an Supported by businesses which use apartment building, the owner’s lawsuit for contract for the sale of goods and services, negligence was dismissed based on Senate Bill 13 would shorten the Statute of governmental immunity. (Cont’d p. 4.) Limitations, requiring a person to allege a breach of contract claim in only 6 years, down from 8. The legislation would not impair the construction Statute of Repose barring any actions from even accruing after 10 years. (Cont’d p. 3.) Legislative: Other Construction Bills Several trade associations are sponsoring legislation which would impact Ohio’s Construction Industry, previously © Luther L. Liggett, Attorney at Law 2021 The Construction Conversation February, 2021 Page 2 Legislative: Payment Assurance To avoid any conflict with the Legislation for Design Professionals proposal, construction contractor mechanics’ (Cont’d) liens always take precedence over a design professional’s lien, regardless of filing date. The Bill is co-sponsored by Senator Cecil Thomas (D, Cincinnati), Senator The Design Professional lien will Hearcel Craig (D, Columbus), Senator apply only to commercial property, and not Michael Rulli (R, Salem), Senator Kenny to residential property and not to public Yuko (D, Richmond Hts., Minority Leader), construction. The Design Professional lien and Senator Bill Blessing (R, Cincinnati), will be subordinate to any real estate the only licensed Engineer in the General mortgage previously filed. Assembly. This legislation is supported by the Referred to as the “Payment following organizations: Assurance Legislation” or PAL, the Committee Chair scheduled Proponent • American Institute of Architects, Ohio Testimony for March 2nd, at which the Society (AIA Ohio) supporting association membership will testify. • Ohio Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (OCASLA) Following supporters, the Committee Chair will schedule Opponent Testimony. • American Council of Engineering In three Committee Hearings last session, Companies (ACEC) the legislation heard no opposition. After a third hearing, the Committee may vote on • Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio the legislation, sending it to the Senate floor. Legislative: Building Code Concerns Design Professionals in the (Cont’d) construction industry have limited options when a commercial real estate owner does On February 9, 2021, Senators not pay for plans and specifications. Reineke (R, Tiffin) and Senator McColley (R, Napoleon), introduced SB 52 to impose Unlike construction contractors, the township-level building code regulations on work of Architects, Landscape Architects, wind and solar projects, and subject those Engineers, and Surveyors does not improve considerations to local referenda. the physical real estate, and therefore a Design Professional cannot file a In addition to allow a referenda on mechanics’ lien. Ohio is one of the few, if code permitting, and Section 3 in the bill not the only state that offers no alternative explicitly applies the statute retroactively, to payment protection. “applications pending before OPSB” or a “state or county building authority.” The proposed Payment Assurance Program is modeled after the Brokers’ Lien Such provisions would result in a codified in R.C. 1311.86 first effective in lack of statewide consistent application of 2013. the Building Code, with an issued permit at risk of invalidation. © Luther L. Liggett, Attorney at Law 2021 The Construction Conversation February, 2021 Page 3 The second legislative initiative bill unanimously on February 3rd, and the expands upon current law. In rulemaking, House passed the bill unanimously on R.C. 121.95 provides that, “a state agency February 25th, sending it to the Governor shall review its existing rules to identify for signature in record time. rules having one or more regulatory restrictions that require or prohibit an action Legislative: Other Construction Bills and prepare a base inventory of the (Cont’d) regulatory restrictions in its existing rules. Rules that include the words ‘shall,’ ‘must,’ House Bill 68 is sponsored by ‘require,’ ‘shall not,’ ‘may not,’ and Representative Jon Cross (R, Kenton) and ‘prohibit’ shall be considered to contain Representative Bride Rose Sweeney (D, regulatory restrictions.” Cleveland), to require private owners to pay contractors within 30 days of an approved Introduced by Senator McColley (R, pay application, or bear the rate of 18% Napoleon) and Senator Roegner (R, interest. Supported by the Mechanical Hudson), Senate Bill 9 would require Contractors Association of Ohio, the Bill is reduction of two administrative rules for assigned to the House Commerce and Labor every one rule enacted, such as the Ohio Committee, which will hold a second uniform Building Codes. hearing March 3rd. Highly opposed by state agencies, on House Bill 88 is sponsored by February 24th, representatives of the Ohio Representative Tom Patton (R, Building Officials Association and Fire Strongsville), to create an Ohio Construction Chiefs testified against the legislation. Industry Licensing Board license for Nevertheless, the Committee then voted the Roofing Contractors. Supported by the bill out (4-2, party lines), next to go to the Ohio Roofing Contractors Association, the Senate floor, and then to the House. Bill is assigned to the House Commerce and Labor Committee, and enjoyed its first As much of Ohio’s building and fire hearing on February 17th. codes follow national or international codes for uniformity in materials and enforcement, House Bill 146 is sponsored by editing the codes would have an unintended Representatives Craig Riedel (R, Defiance) effect. The Ohio Building Officials and Susan Manchester (R, Lakeview), to Association is urging a legislative exception make Prevailing Wage optional for public to the Ohio Board of Building Standards. subdivisions. Assigned to the House Commerce and Labor Committee, the Legislative: Contract Statute of sponsors will testify on March 3rd. Limitations to Shorten (Cont’d) Senate Bill 64 is sponsored by Sponsored by Senator George Lang Senator Jay Hottinger (R, Newark) and (R, West Chester), the bill passed the Senator George Lang (R, West Chester), and General Assembly last session, but failed to would regulate Roofing Contractors with achieve amendment concurrence before consumer-oriented requirements, with session’s end. registration by the OCILB. The Bill is assigned to the Senate Oversight and The Ohio Senate again passed the © Luther L. Liggett, Attorney at Law 2021 The Construction Conversation February, 2021 Page 4 Government Reform Committee. contractor. Senate Bill 56 is sponsored by JCASA, Ltd. V. Dean, 2021-Ohio-380. Senator Bill Blessing (R, Cincinnati), to limit indemnification terms in Design Legislative: Transportation Budget Professional public construction contracts to (Cont’d) the same conditions for which professional malpractice insurance is available. This is part of the overall state Supported by the American Council of Operating Budget in House Bill 110, also Engineering Companies (ACEC), the Bill is pending in House Finance Committee. assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee, with no hearing scheduled yet. The Office of Budget and Management forecasts a flat Ohio economy Judicial: Contractor Entitled to Full for 2021, noting that, “As with GDP [Gross Payment Notwithstanding Advertisement Domestic Product], job growth in Ohio, at (Cont’d) least in sheer numbers, has generally lagged behind that of the country in recent years.” The roofing contractor applied a 50% off magazine coupon for the gutters Yet the slow recovery has allowed when signing a full-price contract for roof, the Governor to propose an Operating heat cables, and gutters totaling over Budget of $85.7 billion for the fiscal year $16,000.00. beginning July 1, 2021. When the work was complete, the Testifying on behalf of the County homeowner agreed that the work was Engineers Association of Ohio, Executive acceptable, but wrote a check for only Director Dean Ringle expressed concern of $8,500.00, with the notation “payment in over-reliance on state and federal
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