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CS/CS/SB 346: Public Construction

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Community Affairs ; DiCeglie

Public Construction; Requiring that certain contracts provide the estimated cost to complete each item on a specified list; revising the timeframe within which proceedings must commence to resolve disputes between vendors and local governmental entities; requiring that undisputed portions of payment requests be paid within a specified timeframe; revising the conditions that require a public entity to pay or release amounts subject to certain disputes or claims, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/26/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-134
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/24/2023 Senate • Filed
2/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/10/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/15/23, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Building
3/15/2023 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
3/17/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
3/21/2023 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
3/24/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/29/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
3/29/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
3/30/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/19/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
4/20/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/24/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/23
4/27/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 575
• Read 3rd time -SJ 575
• CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 575
4/27/2023 House • In Messages
5/1/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
5/2/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/3/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 29
5/3/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
5/16/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/25/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/26/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-134