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CS/CS/CS/HB 283: Liens and Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Toledo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Antone ; DiCeglie ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Killebrew ; McClain ; Sabatini

Liens and Bonds; Requires copy of notice of nonpayment be served on surety; prohibits person from requiring claimant or lienor to furnish waiver in exchange for or to induce payments; provides specified provisions in waivers or releases are unenforceable; revises process for notarizing forms; provides waivers apply to certain contracts; authorizes, lienor to record one claim of lien for multiple direct contracts; revises requirements for notice of commencement & notice of termination; requires service of documents to be made in specified manner; authorizes attorney fees in certain actions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/4/2019 House • Filed
10/16/2019 House • Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 27
12/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall
12/11/2019 House • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -HJ 325
12/13/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
12/18/2019 House • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee -HJ 383
1/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/16/20, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
• Introduced -HJ 27
• CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 278
1/16/2020 House • CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 402
1/17/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 398
1/21/2020 House • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 410
2/11/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/13/20, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
2/13/2020 House • CS/CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 585
2/18/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 582
2/19/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 627
2/20/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
2/26/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 645
• Amendment(s) adopted (646731) -HJ 645
• Read 3rd time -HJ 645
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 645
3/3/2020 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules -SJ 469
• Received -SJ 468
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary