WHERE ARCHITECTS STAND:

Statements of Our Values

MISSION:
AIA Ohio Advocates for the Profession of Architecture

VISION:
Advancing AIA Ohio and the profession through advocacy, leadership, and increasing value to members

GOALS:
Advance public awareness and appreciation for the profession of architecture
Elevate member engagement
Support and expand the influence of members and components

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Where Architects Stand: Statements of Our Values

AIA Ohio Latest News

AIA Ohio’s Payment Assurance Legislation

SB 49, AIA Ohio's Payment Assurance Legislation, was officially signed into law on July 1, 2021, in Governor DeWine's office at the Ohio Statehouse. First introduced as SB136 in 2019, the bill took two legislative sessions and a lot of work by AIA Ohio's Payment...

April Legislative Update

Payment Assurance Legislation for Design ProfessionalsOn Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the Senate Judiciary Committee invited Opponent Testimony on Senate Bill 49 at a third hearing, to create lien rights for Design Professionals. No opposition testimony was offered. We...

SB49 Receives Second Hearing – Mar. 2, 2021

Proponent testimony for SB49 (Payment Assurance Legislation) was presented on March 2 by AIA Ohio President Karen Planet, AIA and Bruce Sekanick, FAIA. Planet said the bill will establish "a much-needed payment assurance program for design professionals including...

AIA Ohio Payment Assurance Legislation Receives Hearing – Feb. 23, 2021

Senators Vernon Sykes (left) and Jay Hottinger offer sponsor testimony for SB49 to the Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Bill 49, AIA Ohio’s Payment Assurance Legislation (PAL), received its first hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 23. The bill’s joint...