House Bill 709 (2009) - The Florida Senate

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HB 709: Construction Defects

GENERAL BILL by Aubuchon

Construction Defects; Revises requirements & procedures for notice & opportunity to repair certain defects; specifies there are no construction lien rights under certain provisions of law for certain testing; provides exception; provides requirements for parties to exchange specified materials in actions claiming construction defects; provides penalties; revises requirements for application to claims for legal relief, etc.

Effective Date: 10/01/2009
Last Action: 4/28/2009 House - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted SB 2064; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 2064 (Ch. 2009-203) -HJ 01034
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2009	House	• Filed
2/25/2009	House	• Referred to Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council
3/3/2009	House	• Introduced, referred to Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council -HJ 00062
3/13/2009	House	• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP), 03/17/09, 8:30 am, 12-H
3/17/2009	House	• Favorable by Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00233
3/18/2009	House	• Now in Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC) -HJ 00233
3/25/2009	House	• On Committee agenda-- Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC), 03/27/09, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
3/27/2009	House	• Favorable by Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 00286; Now in Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council -HJ 00286; On Council agenda-- Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council, 03/31/09, 9:00 am, 404-H
3/31/2009	House	• Favorable by- Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00319; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00319
4/24/2009	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 00859
4/28/2009	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted SB 2064; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 2064 (Ch. 2009-203) -HJ 01034

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HB 709, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:29 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Criminal and Civil Justice Policy Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Criminal and Civil Justice Policy Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Civil Justice and Courts Policy Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Civil Justice and Courts Policy Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Insurance, Business, and Financial Affairs Policy Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Insurance, Business, and Financial Affairs Policy Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

Analyses:

Criminal and Civil Justice Policy Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Criminal and Civil Justice Policy Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Civil Justice and Courts Policy Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Civil Justice and Courts Policy Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Insurance, Business, and Financial Affairs Policy Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Insurance, Business, and Financial Affairs Policy Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
S 2064		Altman	Identical	Last Action: 6/18/2009 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-203 Location:

Citations - Statutes (4)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
558.002	Definitions.
558.003	Action; compliance.
558.004	Notice and opportunity to repair.
558.005	Contract provisions; application.

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