1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to contracts; regulating certain building and construction indemnification 
1.3 	agreements; clarifying a definition;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
1.4 	337.01, subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 337.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Indemnification agreement. "Indemnification agreement" means an 
1.8 	agreement by the promisor to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless the promisee against 
1.9 	liability or claims of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or out of 
1.10 	physical damage to tangible or real property.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
1.12 	final enactment, and applies to indemnification agreements in force on, or entered into on 
1.13 	or after, that date.