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CS/CS/CS/HB 345: Liens and Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Regulatory Reform Subcommittee ; Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee ; Overdorf

Liens and Bonds; Revises liens and bonds laws, including provisions relating to when notices must be served; notarizing forms; direct contracts; computation of time; priority of liens; requirements for notice of commencement, notice of termination, & notice of contest of lien; transferring lien to security; service of documents; immunity to issuing authority; release of liens; authorizes attorney fees in certain actions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/19/2021 House • Filed
    11/5/2021 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/25/2022 House • Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
    1/27/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    1/28/2022 House • Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    2/1/2022 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
    2/3/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    2/5/2022 House • Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    2/7/2022 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    2/21/2022 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    2/23/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    2/24/2022 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
    2/25/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 345, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2022 at 8:32 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1272 (c1) Liens and Bonds Bradley Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    H 1171 Notices of Termination and Commencement Diamond Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 3 (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)
    713.011 Page 12 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 13 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 14 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 19 (pdf)
    713.135 Notice of commencement and applicability of lien. Page 21 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 26 (pdf)
    713.21 Discharge of lien. Page 29 (pdf)
    713.22 Duration of lien. Page 30 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 31 (pdf)
    713.24 Transfer of liens to security. Page 37 (pdf)
    713.25 Applicability of ch. 65-456. Page 39 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 39 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 345, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/5/2022 at 4:20 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/23/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1272 (c1) Liens and Bonds Bradley Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    H 1171 Notices of Termination and Commencement Diamond Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    302133 - Amendment
    Remove lines 201-203 and insert:     		Overdorf 2/22/2022
    6:26 PM     		Adopted
    2/24/2022     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 3 (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)
    713.011 Page 12 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 13 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 15 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 19 (pdf)
    713.135 Notice of commencement and applicability of lien. Page 22 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 26 (pdf)
    713.21 Discharge of lien. Page 29 (pdf)
    713.22 Duration of lien. Page 31 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 32 (pdf)
    713.24 Transfer of liens to security. Page 37 (pdf)
    713.25 Applicability of ch. 65-456. Page 40 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 40 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 345, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/28/2022 at 2:27 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Regulatory Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1272 (c1) Liens and Bonds Bradley Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    H 1171 Notices of Termination and Commencement Diamond Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    775879 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Overdorf 2/2/2022
    5:49 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/3/2022     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real property. Page 41 (pdf)
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 3 (pdf)
    337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond requirements; defaults; damage assessments. Page 10 (pdf)
    713.01 Definitions. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.011 Page 13 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 14 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 15 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 20 (pdf)
    713.135 Notice of commencement and applicability of lien. Page 22 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 27 (pdf)
    713.21 Discharge of lien. Page 30 (pdf)
    713.22 Duration of lien. Page 31 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 32 (pdf)
    713.24 Transfer of liens to security. Page 38 (pdf)
    713.25 Applicability of ch. 65-456. Page 40 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 40 (pdf)

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  • HB 345, Original Filed Version Posted 10/19/2021 at 11:38 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1272 Liens and Bonds Bradley Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    H 1171 Notices of Termination and Commencement Diamond Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    441945 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Overdorf 1/26/2022
    6:16 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    1/27/2022     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (19)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real property. Page 44 (pdf)
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 3 (pdf)
    337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond requirements; defaults; damage assessments. Page 10 (pdf)
    713.01 Definitions. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.011 Page 13 (pdf)
    713.09 Single claim of lien. Page 14 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 15 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 16 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 21 (pdf)
    713.135 Notice of commencement and applicability of lien. Page 24 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 28 (pdf)
    713.21 Discharge of lien. Page 31 (pdf)
    713.22 Duration of lien. Page 32 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 33 (pdf)
    713.235 Waivers of right to claim against payment bond; forms. Page 39 (pdf)
    713.24 Transfer of liens to security. Page 40 (pdf)
    713.245 Conditional payment bond. Page 43 (pdf)
    713.25 Applicability of ch. 65-456. Page 43 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 43 (pdf)

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