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Indemnity: design professionals.

It became law on Apr 28, 2017.

CA SB 496 · Senate Bill · 2017–2018

Stage
Became law
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Senate
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Apr 28, 2017

What it does

Existing law provides, for all contracts, and amendments to contracts, entered into on or after January 1, 2007, with a public agency, as defined, for design professional services, all provisions, clauses, covenants, and agreements contained in, collateral to, or affecting these contracts, that purport to indemnify, including the cost to defend, the public agency by a design professional against liability for claims against the public agency, are unenforceable, except for claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the design professional.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Apr 28, 2017

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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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