Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1926 Compare Versions

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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1926 By: Martinez
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to design professional services
41	41	agreements; defining term; declaring certain
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50	50	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	51	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
52	52	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 221A of Title 15, unless there
53	53	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
54	54	A. For purposes of this section , "design professional services
55	55	agreement" means a contract, subcontract, or agreement by any person
56	56	or legal entity with an individual or legal entity possessing the
57	57	qualifications to provide licensed architectural, licensed
58	58	engineering, licensed land surveying services or other individuals
59	59	or legal entities possessing specialized credentials and
60	60	qualifications as may be needed to evaluate, plan or design for any
61	61	construction project for the improvement of real property.
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88	88	B. Except as provided in subsection C or D of this section, any
89	89	provision in a design professional services agreement that requires
90	90	an entity or that entity's insurer to indemnify, insure, defend or
91	91	hold harmless another entity against liability for damage arising
92	92	out of death or bodily injury to persons or damage to property which
93	93	arises out of the negligence or fault of the indemnitee, its a gents,
94	94	representatives, subcontractors, suppliers or an entity for whom an
95	95	indemnitor is not otherwise legally responsible is void and
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97	97	C. The provisions of this section do not affect any provision
98	98	in a design professional services agreement that requires an entity
99	99	or that entity's insurer to indemnify another entity against
100	100	liability for damage arising out of death or bodily injury to
101	101	persons or damage to property ; provided, that a lawful
102	102	indemnification shall not exceed an amount that is pr oportionate to
103	103	the degree or percentage of negligence or fault for which the
104	104	indemnitor and an entity for which the indemnitor is legally
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106	106	D. This section shall not affect any obligation under workers'
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109	109	E. Any provision, covenant, clause or understanding in a design
110	110	professional services agreement that conflicts with the provisions
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138	138	making the agreement subject to the laws of another state, or that
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140	140	proceeding arising from the agreement to be conducted in another
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142	142	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 202 1.
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