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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...

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....

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...

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...

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The Board of Building Standards has updated its BBS Memo regarding the moratorium for storm shelters in Group E occupancies to include the following:September 2020 Update: HB 164 adopted by the Ohio General Assembly on June 11,...

HUD rollback of Fair Housing policy puts communities at risk Housing inequities in American communities will be exacerbated by dismantled rule. WASHINGTON – July 29, 2020 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) condemns the...

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September 24, 2019 In a landmark decision, today the Ohio Supreme Court held that R.C. 9.75 is a lawful enactment of the Ohio General Assembly, in prohibiting local hiring preferences in construction projects.   That section...