CS/HB 1563: Construction Contracting
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Grant ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; López, J. ; Roth
Construction Contracting; Requiring certain disciplinary action for specified offenses by a licensee; requiring designated contractors and qualified businesses that receive a specified amount of money for improvements to residential real property to place such payments in an escrow account with specified institutions or persons or to provide a copy of a performance bond in certain circumstances; authorizing certain disciplinary action under certain circumstances; etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/8/2024 House • Filed
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2024 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
1/22/2024 House • Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
1/24/2024 House • Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
2/12/2024 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/14/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2/16/2024 House • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/19/2024 House • Original reference removed: Commerce Committee
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/27/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024)
3/1/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 626999 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/4/2024 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
3/4/2024 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Rules
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CS/HB 1563, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2024 at 8:36 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1778 Escrow Accounts for Improvements to Residential Real Property Collins Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Regulated Industries 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 3/4/2024 12:56 PM House 112 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 489.129 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 3 (pdf) 489.140 Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund. Page 10 (pdf) 713.345 Moneys received for real property improvements; penalty for misapplication. Page 4 (pdf) 938.14 Page 9 (pdf) -
CS/HB 1563, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/16/2024 at 10:28 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1778 Escrow Accounts for Improvements to Residential Real Property Collins Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Regulated Industries
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 626999 - Amendment
Remove lines 70-219 and insert:Grant 2/28/2024
3:54 PMHouse: Adopted
3/1/2024PDF Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 489.129 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 3 (pdf) 489.140 Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund. Page 10 (pdf) 713.345 Moneys received for real property improvements; penalty for misapplication. Page 4 (pdf) 938.14 Page 9 (pdf) -
HB 1563, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2024 at 5:20 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2024 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1778 Escrow Accounts for Improvements to Residential Real Property Collins Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Regulated Industries
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 259445 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Grant 2/13/2024
5:03 PMAdopted
2/14/2024PDF Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 489.140 Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund. Page 7 (pdf) 713.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf) 713.345 Moneys received for real property improvements; penalty for misapplication. Page 3 (pdf) 938.14 Page 7 (pdf)