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CS/SB 622: Liens and Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Perry

Liens and Bonds; Requiring that a copy of a notice of nonpayment be served on the surety; authorizing a lienor to record one claim of lien for multiple direct contracts; revising information to be included in a notice of commencement; requiring that service of documents relating to construction bonds be made in a specified manner, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/13/2021 Senate • Filed
    1/28/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 80
    2/8/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/15/21, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/15/2021 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 178
    2/16/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/18/2021 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 80
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 171
    3/12/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/17/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    3/17/2021 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 271
    3/18/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
    3/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/25/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 324
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/1/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/07/21 -SJ 378
    4/7/2021 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 378
    4/8/2021 Senate • Retained on Calendar
    4/16/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559
    4/21/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 518
    • Amendment(s) adopted (677600) -SJ 518
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 523
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 523
    4/21/2021 House • In Messages
    4/23/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/26/2021)
    • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
    4/24/2021 House • Amendment 092321 filed
    4/26/2021 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/30/2021 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar

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  • CS/SB 622, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2021 at 11:16 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 473 (c2) Construction Liens and Bonds Toledo Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died on Second Reading Calendar

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    092321 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Duggan 4/24/2021
    1:48 PM
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    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 9 (pdf)
    713.01 Definitions. Page 10 (pdf)
    713.09 Single claim of lien. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 13 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 17 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 18 (pdf)
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 22 (pdf)
    713.21 Discharge of lien. Page 23 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 25 (pdf)
    713.235 Waivers of right to claim against payment bond; forms. Page 28 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 30 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 622, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/16/2021 at 4:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 473 (c2) Construction Liens and Bonds Toledo Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died on Second Reading Calendar

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    677600 - Amendment
    Delete lines 185 - 758 and insert:
    Perry 4/20/2021
    10:36 AM
    Senate: Adopted
    4/21/2021
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/17/2021 9:00 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/25/2021 9:00 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/21/2021 10:49 AM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    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 9 (pdf)
    713.09 Single claim of lien. Page 10 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 12 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 16 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 18 (pdf)
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 21 (pdf)
    713.21 Discharge of lien. Page 22 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 23 (pdf)
    713.235 Waivers of right to claim against payment bond; forms. Page 26 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 27 (pdf)

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  • SB 622, Original Filed Version Posted 1/13/2021 at 3:35 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 473 Construction Liens and Bonds Toledo Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died on Second Reading Calendar

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    200554 - Amendment
    Delete lines 376 - 537 and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Perry)
    2/12/2021
    2:09 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/16/2021
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/15/2021 2:30 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    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 8 (pdf)
    713.01 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    713.09 Single claim of lien. Page 10 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 12 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 16 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 19 (pdf)
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 21 (pdf)
    713.21 Discharge of lien. Page 22 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 23 (pdf)
    713.235 Waivers of right to claim against payment bond; forms. Page 26 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 27 (pdf)

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