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CS/CS/HB 1247: Construction Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Perez

Construction Bonds; Requires notice of nonpayment to be under oath; specifies that claimant or lienor who serves fraudulent notice of nonpayment forfeits his or her rights under bond; provides that service of fraudulent notice of nonpayment is complete defense to claimant's or lienor's claim against bond; provides that provision relating to attorney fees applies to certain suits brought by contractors.

Effective Date: 10/1/2019
 Last Action: 6/10/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-94
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/3/2019 House • Filed
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 126
    3/8/2019 House • Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 377
    3/15/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
    3/19/2019 House • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 461
    3/20/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 459
    3/21/2019 House • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee -HJ 478
    • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/25/19, 3:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    3/25/2019 House • CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 521
    3/26/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    3/27/2019 House • CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 517
    • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 536
    4/2/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 04/04/19, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
    4/4/2019 House • Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 592
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 592
    4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
    4/17/2019 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 711
    4/18/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/19
    4/24/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 817
    • Amendment(s) adopted (212029, 640257) -HJ 817,818
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/25/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 866
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 1 -HJ 866
    4/25/2019 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 511
    • Received -SJ 511
    5/1/2019 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 673
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1200 -SJ 673
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 673
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/2/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 852
    • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 853
    5/2/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1157
    6/5/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/7/2019 • Approved by Governor
    6/10/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-94

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  • CS/CS/HB 1247, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/2/2019 at 6:00 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1200 (c2) Construction Bonds Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1247 (Ch. 2019-94) -SJ 673 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.428 Attorney’s fee. Page 7 (pdf)
    627.756 Bonds for construction contracts; attorney fees in case of suit. Page 7 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 1247, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/25/2019 at 12:38 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1200 (c2) Construction Bonds Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1247 (Ch. 2019-94) -SJ 673 Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/25/2019 11:49 AM House 110 Yeas - 1 Nays
    5/2/2019 5:05 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.428 Attorney’s fee. Page 7 (pdf)
    627.756 Bonds for construction contracts; attorney fees in case of suit. Page 7 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 1247, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/26/2019 at 5:06 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1200 (c2) Construction Bonds Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1247 (Ch. 2019-94) -SJ 673 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    659785 - Amendment
    Remove lines 29-32 and insert:     		Andrade 4/19/2019
    1:00 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/23/2019     		PDF
    hierarchy 933231 - Substitute Amendment (659785)
    Remove lines 29-32 and insert:     		Andrade 4/19/2019
    4:43 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/23/2019     		PDF
    640257 - Amendment
    Remove lines 81-156 and insert:     		Perez 4/12/2019
    3:04 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/24/2019     		PDF
    212029 - Amendment
    Remove lines 209-286 and insert:     		Perez 4/12/2019
    3:04 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/24/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.428 Attorney’s fee. Page 8 (pdf)
    627.756 Bonds for construction contracts; attorney fees in case of suit. Page 7 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1247, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/20/2019 at 12:46 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Business and Professions Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/2/2019 (pdf)
    Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1200 (c1) Construction Bonds Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1247 (Ch. 2019-94) -SJ 673 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    002427 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Perez 3/22/2019
    6:59 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/25/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.428 Attorney’s fee. Page 8 (pdf)
    627.756 Bonds for construction contracts; attorney fees in case of suit. Page 8 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 9 (pdf)
    713.245 Conditional payment bond. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • HB 1247, Original Filed Version Posted 3/3/2019 at 2:15 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1200 Construction Bonds Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1247 (Ch. 2019-94) -SJ 673 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    784603 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Perez 3/18/2019
    6:23 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/19/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.428 Attorney’s fee. Page 8 (pdf)
    627.756 Bonds for construction contracts; attorney fees in case of suit. Page 8 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.245 Conditional payment bond. Page 13 (pdf)

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