GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1024

Short Title:  Subcontractor Claims/Gov't Bldgs.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Hartsell.

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Referred to:  Judiciary I/Constitution

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May 4, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MODIFY THE STATUTES GOVERNING PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS TO PERMIT A CONTRACTOR TO PRESENT THE CLAIMS OF ITS SUBCONTRACTOR.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143-134.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( a1)	On all public construction contracts that are let by a board or governing body of the State government or any political subdivision of State government, it shall not be a bar to a claim brought by a party against a board or governing body of the State government or any political subdivision of State government that the asserting party's claim is based on work performed by the asserting party's subcontractor for which the subcontractor has not been paid at the time of the commencement of the action."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1996, and applies to all contracts entered into on or after that date.