The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Messmer’s SB 230 on unlawful indemnity agreements. The bill provides that the law concerning indemnity agreements in construction or design contracts applies to certain design-build contracts. It also specifies that “sole negligence” for purposes of liability under a construction or design contract does not include vicarious liability, imputed negligence, or assumption of a nondelegable duty.
Representatives from Riley, Bennett, Egloff; Wilhelm Construction; and the American Council of Engineering Companies testified in support of the bill. The bill passed 11-0.
Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/230