HB 755: Construction Contracting
GENERAL BILL by Daley
Construction Contracting; Requires applicant for licensure to submit specified notarized statement to DBPR; subjecting licensed contractor to disciplinary action; requires contractor to return contractee's deposit; authorizes contractor to retain portion of deposit; subjecting contractor to disciplinary action, including suspension of his or her license,; provides criminal penalties for certain violations; requires department to create & adopt by date certain standardized disciplinary form for certain purpose; provides requirements for local construction regulation boards; requires department to record each submitted form in specified automated system; requires specified report by date certain; requires financial literacy standards to include specified content for consumer protection awareness relating to construction contracting beginning in specified school year..
Last Action: 3/4/2025 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/19/2025 House • Filed
2/26/2025 House • Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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HB 755, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2025 at 11:34 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1262 (c1) Construction Contracting Burgess Similar Last Action: 3/26/2025 S CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time 
Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 489.111 Licensure by examination. Page 2 (pdf) 489.119 Business organizations; qualifying agents. Page 17 (pdf) 489.126 Moneys received by contractors. Page 6 (pdf) 489.127 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 10 (pdf) 489.1285 Page 13 (pdf) 489.13 Unlicensed contracting; notice of noncompliance; fine; authority to issue or receive a building permit; web page. Page 18 (pdf) 489.131 Applicability. Page 18 (pdf) 1003.41 State academic standards. Page 14 (pdf) 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma. Page 15 (pdf)