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CS/SB 868: Liens and Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Albritton

Liens and Bonds; Requiring that a copy of a notice of nonpayment be served on the surety; providing that certain waivers apply to certain contracts; authorizing a lienor to record one claim of lien for multiple direct contracts; providing that the interest of a lessor is not subject to liens for certain improvements made by certain lessees who are mobile home owners; specifying the manner in which documents relating to certain construction bonds must be served, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
Bill Text: Web Page | 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
    11/12/2019 Senate • Filed
    11/21/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules -SJ 66
    12/2/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/10/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed -SJ 66
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced
    1/30/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/4/2020 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 240
    2/6/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 246
    2/10/2020 Senate • Now in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology

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  • CS/SB 868, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2020 at 8:22 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 283 (e1) Liens and Bonds Business and Professions Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    H 897 Construction Liens Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1422 Construction Liens Flores Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 2 (pdf)
    337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond requirements; defaults; damage assessments. Page 7 (pdf)
    713.01 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)
    713.09 Single claim of lien. Page 9 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 10 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 15 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 18 (pdf)
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 20 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 21 (pdf)
    713.235 Waivers of right to claim against payment bond; forms. Page 24 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 25 (pdf)

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  • SB 868, Original Filed Version Posted 11/12/2019 at 11:15 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 12/9/2019 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 283 (c2) Liens and Bonds Business and Professions Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    H 897 Construction Liens Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1422 Construction Liens Flores Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    413486 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Albritton)     		2/3/2020
    12:17 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/5/2020     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/4/2020 12:30 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 1 (pdf)
    713.01 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.07 Priority of liens. Page 7 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 8 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 13 (pdf)
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 13 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 14 (pdf)
    713.235 Waivers of right to claim against payment bond; forms. Page 17 (pdf)

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