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CS/CS/SB 544: Construction Services/Prompt Payment

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Productivity ; Comprehensive Planning ; Bennett ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Clary

Construction Services/Prompt Payment; revises provisions re timely payment for purchases of construction services; provides procedures for project closeout & payment of retainage; revises deadlines for payment of subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, materialmen, & suppliers on construction contracts for public projects; requires payment provisions of all public construction bonds to be construed as statutory bonds, etc. Amends Chs. 218, 255, 95.11.

Effective Date: 10/01/2004
Last Action: 4/30/2004 Senate - In returning messages; Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/12/2003 Senate • Prefiled
11/24/2003 Senate • Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary; Regulated Industries
1/26/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 02/02/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K --Not considered
2/9/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 02/16/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
2/23/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 03/01/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K
3/1/2004 Senate • CS by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
3/2/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary; Regulated Industries -SJ 00036; On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 02/02/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K --Not considered; On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 02/16/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 03/01/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K; CS by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00214; CS read first time on 03/04/04 -SJ 00215
3/4/2004 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00214
3/12/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 03/17/04, 12:00 noon, 110-S
3/17/2004 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00353; CS read first time on 03/18/04 -SJ 00356
3/18/2004 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00353
4/7/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/12/04, 2:45 pm, 110-S
4/12/2004 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00582
4/13/2004 Senate • Now in Regulated Industries -SJ 00582
4/14/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 04/19/04, 9:15 am, 110-S
4/19/2004 Senate • Favorable by- Regulated Industries; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00698; Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00698
4/23/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00868; Read second time -SJ 00848; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00848; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00853
4/24/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00894; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00894
4/26/2004 House • In Messages
4/28/2004 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00844; Substituted for HB 487 -HJ 00925; Read second time -HJ 00925; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00965
4/30/2004 House • Read third time -HJ 01208; CS passed as amended; YEAS 111 NAYS 1 -HJ 01208
4/30/2004 Senate • In returning messages; Died in returning Messages