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CS/CS/HB 137: Unlicensed Construction Contracting

GENERAL BILL by Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs ; Crime & Punishment ; Ritter ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Effman ; Reddick

Unlicensed Construction Contracting; provides for issuance of notice of noncompliance, imposition of administrative fine, & assessment of reasonable investigative & legal costs of prosecution for unlicensed contracting; specifies that such remedies are not exclusive; provides for uses of fine proceeds; requires DBPR to create web page on its Internet website dedicated to listing known information on unlicensed contractors. Amends 489.13.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died in Committee on Regulated Industries
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/14/1999 House • Prefiled
    9/23/1999 House • Referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
    2/11/2000 House • On Committee agenda Crime & Punishment (CRC), 02/21/00, 1:00 pm, 214C
    2/21/2000 House • Comm. Action: CS by Crime & Punishment (CRC); YEAS 5 NAYS 0
    2/29/2000 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
    3/1/2000 House • Now in Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC)
    3/6/2000 House • On Committee agenda Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 03/08/00, 1:00 pm, 12H
    3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00018; On Committee agenda Crime & Punishment (CRC), 02/21/00, 1:00 pm, 214C; Comm. Action: CS by Crime & Punishment (CRC); YEAS 5 NAYS 0 HJ 00151; CS read first
    • 00123; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 HJ 00151; Now in Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) HJ 00151; On Committee agenda Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 03/08/00, 1:00 pm, 12H
    3/8/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 HJ 00290
    3/10/2000 House • Now in Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC) HJ 00290
    3/17/2000 House • On Committee agenda Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC), 03/21/00, 1:00 pm, 413C
    3/21/2000 House • Comm. Action: CS/CS by Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (CAC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 HJ 00365
    3/29/2000 House • CS read first time on 03/29/00 HJ 00358
    • Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00365
    3/27/2000 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113 HJ 00365
    4/18/2000 House • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00557; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar
    4/24/2000 House • Placed on General Calendar; Read second and third times HJ 00668; CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 HJ 00668
    4/24/2000 Senate • In Messages
    4/26/2000 Senate • Received, referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy SJ 00529
    5/5/2000 Senate • Died in Committee on Regulated Industries

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  • CS/CS/HB 137, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2000 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2000 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1554 (c1) Unlicensed Construction Contracting Dyer Identical Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy
    Location:
    H 1109 (e2) Construction Stansel Compare Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died in Committee on Regulated Industries, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 219 (Ch. 2000-141), CS/SB 220 (Ch. 2000-372), CS/SB 1016 (Ch. 2000-356)
    Location:

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2000 4:21 PM House 112 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    489.13 Unlicensed contracting; authority to issue or receive a building permit.

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  • CS/HB 137, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2000 (pdf)
    Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2000 (pdf)
    Governmental Rules & Regulations (Post-Meeting) 3/2/2000 (pdf)
    Governmental Rules & Regulations (Post-Meeting) 3/8/2000 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    552655 - Amendment
    Governmental Rules & Regulations 3/11/2000
    1:53 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    935643 - Amendment
    Governmental Rules & Regulations 3/11/2000
    1:55 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

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  • HB 137, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM