Category: AIA Ohio News and Advocacy Issues
AIA Ohio Member Advisory on SB56
Limitation of Liability for Ohio Design Professionals A Legislative Update January, 2023 This document is for general information purposes and should not be regarded as legal advice. Readers should not act on information...
Read MoreRFP – Fire Station 1 Expansion | Marietta, Ohio
The City of Marietta, Ohio is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified Architectural and Engineering firms with respect to design services, bidding assistance, and construction administration for an expansion to Fire...
Read MoreAIA 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...
Read MoreApril 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....
Read MoreSB49 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...
Read MoreAIA 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...
Read MoreAIA Ohio Annual Meeting – Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, 3 p.m.
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Read MoreImportant Notice for K-12 from BBS
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,...
Read MoreAIA Responds to Trump Administration Rollback of Fair Housing Policy
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...
Read MoreOhio 133rd General Assembly Legislative Update
Click here to view the status of current General Assembly bills related to the practice of architecture.
Read MoreOhio Valley Region Practice Innovation Lab | 2019
AIA OVR Practice Innovation Lab // 2019Congratulations to Team SNDBX, winner of the People’s Choice Award! The AIA Ohio Valley Region held a Practice Innovation Lab in conjunction with the AIA Ohio Valley Region Convention in...
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