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SB 964: Construction Liens and Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Wise

Construction Liens and Bonds; Requires that a contractor record in the official records a payment bond for a public works construction project. Requires that a contractor provide an owner with a general statement of an owner's rights and responsibilities under Florida's Construction Lien Law. Prohibits the authority issuing a building permit or a private provider performing inspection services from inspecting an improvement until certain documents have been filed and the information in the notice of commencement meets certain standards, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Regulated Industries
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Judiciary (JU)
  4. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2011 Senate • Filed
    2/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 74
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 74
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Regulated Industries

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  • SB 964, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2011 at 11:08 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1453 Construction Liens and Bonds Plakon Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CRJS)

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by materialmen. Page 3 (pdf)
    713.015 Mandatory provisions for direct contracts. Page 13 (pdf)
    713.06 Liens of persons not in privity; proper payments. Page 20 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 23 (pdf)
    713.135 Notice of commencement and applicability of lien. Page 26 (pdf)
    713.137 Page 34 (pdf)
    713.16 Demand for copy of contract and statements of account; form. Page 36 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 41 (pdf)
    713.22 Duration of lien. Page 43 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 45 (pdf)

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