Senate Bill 219 Summary

• Revises professional land surveyor licensing requirements to allow land surveyor apprenticeships as an alternative path, effective July 1, 2022, with updated education and experience thresholds for different credential levels.

• Clarifies design-build and design-build bridging contract procedures for governmental entities, including definitions of project team selection options and specifications for design criteria packages (35% of completed design documentation).

• Prohibits waivers of future lien claims as a condition of progress payments on construction contracts, making such provisions void and unenforceable unless limited to the specific interim payment received, effective March 1, 2022.

• Modifies attorneys' fees provisions in lien claims to allow reasonable fees as part of court costs, with prevailing party determined by whose monetary position at trial is closest to the final judgment or arbitration award, effective March 1, 2022.

• Defines "supplier" in alcohol control laws to mean a manufacturer, bottler, importer, or brand owner of malt beverages or wine, excluding certain wholesalers with importer permits or acting as independent importers.