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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
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  • 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

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  • CS/CS/SB 544, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/23/2004 at 9:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 487 Reagan Similar Last Action: 4/28/2004 H Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/SB 544 (Died in Senate Returning Messages) -HJ 00925; Laid on Table -HJ 00925
    Location:
    S 1600 (e2) Construction Contracting Sebesta Similar Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died in Messages
    Location:
    S 2754 (e2) Construction Contracting Argenziano Similar Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died on Calendar
    Location:
    H 535 Murzin Compare Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died on Calendar
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    740899 - Amendment
    		Ritter 4/27/2004
    8:54 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    734869 - Amendment
    		Reagan 4/28/2004
    3:16 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2004 11:45 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2004 4:20 PM House 111 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real property.
    218.70 Short title.
    218.72 Definitions.
    218.735 Timely payment for purchases of construction services.
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by materialmen.
    255.0705
    255.071 Payment of subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, materialmen, and suppliers on construction contracts for public projects.
    255.072
    255.073
    255.074
    255.075
    255.076
    255.077
    255.078

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  • CS/CS/SB 544, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/18/2004 at 3:18 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Productivity (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2004 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2004 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2004 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    730456 - Amendment
    		Judiciary 4/13/2004
    1:49 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (11)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    671588 - Amendment
    		Bennett 4/22/2004
    4:43 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    812508 - Amendment
    		Bennett 4/22/2004
    4:44 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    212424 - Amendment
    		Bennett 4/22/2004
    4:44 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    255890 - Amendment
    		Bennett 4/22/2004
    4:44 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    921424 - Amendment
    		Bennett 4/22/2004
    4:44 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    244436 - Amendment
    		Bennett 4/22/2004
    6:20 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    162146 - Amendment
    		Bennett 4/22/2004
    6:20 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 645992 - Amendment to Amendment (162146)
    		Bennett 4/23/2004
    8:46 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 423626 - Substitute Amendment (162146)
    		Bennett 4/23/2004
    9:58 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    211220 - Amendment
    		Bennett 4/22/2004
    6:22 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    174126 - Amendment
    		Haridopolos 4/23/2004
    11:01 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/17/2004 12:00 PM Governmental Oversight and Productivity 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/12/2004 2:45 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/19/2004 9:15 AM Regulated Industries 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real property.
    218.70 Short title.
    218.72 Definitions.
    218.735 Timely payment for purchases of construction services.
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by materialmen.
    255.0705
    255.071 Payment of subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, materialmen, and suppliers on construction contracts for public projects.
    255.072
    255.073
    255.074
    255.075
    255.076
    255.077
    255.078

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  • CS/SB 544, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/4/2004 at 10:30 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Comprehensive Planning (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2004 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real property.
    218.70 Short title.
    218.72 Definitions.
    218.735 Timely payment for purchases of construction services.
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by materialmen.
    255.0705
    255.071 Payment of subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, materialmen, and suppliers on construction contracts for public projects.
    255.072
    255.073
    255.074
    255.075
    255.076
    255.077
    255.078

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  • SB 544, Original Filed Version Posted 11/12/2003 at 3:02 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/1/2004 2:00 PM Comprehensive Planning 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    218.70 Short title.
    218.72 Definitions.
    218.735 Timely payment for purchases of construction services.
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by materialmen.
    255.0705
    255.071 Payment of subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, materialmen, and suppliers on construction contracts for public projects.
    255.072
    255.073
    255.074
    255.075
    255.076
    255.077
    255.078

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