Florida House Bill 897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 24 2012 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-09 - Ordered enrolled -HJ 1714
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Provides that public entity may not make payment to contractor unless entity has received certified copy of bond; provides that part of payment bond furnished for public works contract that limits or expands effective duration of bond or adds conditions precedent is unenforceable; revises bond form provisions & requirements; provides that payment to contractor who has furnished payment bond on public works project may not be conditioned upon production of certain documents if surety has given written consent; provides prerequisites for action against payment bond; requires that public body open sealed bids for competitive solicitation at public meeting; revives grandfathering provisions & sets new deadline by which certain registered contractors may apply for certification; provides that specified notice concerning lessor's liability for liens for improvements made by lessee prohibits liens in certain circumstances; revises provisions relating to service of specified items; specifies requirements for certain written instruments; clarifies applicability of certain provisions.

Construction Contracting

House Civil Justice Subcommittee

House Judiciary Committee

Rep. George Moraitis [R]

2012-03-09 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#75 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-23 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#832 (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-09		Ordered enrolled -HJ 1714
2012-03-09		CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 1270
2012-03-09		Withdrawn from Judiciary; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 1269
2012-03-05		Referred to Judiciary; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 847
2012-03-05		Received -SJ 847
2012-02-24		In Messages
2012-02-23		CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 755
2012-02-23		Read 3rd time -HJ 755
2012-02-22		Placed on 3rd reading
2012-02-22		Read 2nd time -HJ 704
2012-02-20		Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2012-02-20		Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2012-02-16		CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 685
2012-02-14		On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/16/12, 11:30 am, 404 HOB
2012-01-31		Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 320
2012-01-31		Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 320
2012-01-27		On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2012-01-27		Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2012-01-25		CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 300
2012-01-23		On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/25/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
2012-01-10		Introduced -HJ 87
2011-12-21		Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Government Operations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 87
2011-12-05		Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
255	05		Amended Code	See Bill Text
255	0518		Amended Code	See Bill Text
489	118		Amended Code	See Bill Text
713	10		Amended Code	See Bill Text
713	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text
713	132		Amended Code	See Bill Text
713	16		Amended Code	See Bill Text
713	18		Amended Code	See Bill Text
713	22		Amended Code	See Bill Text
713	23		Amended Code	See Bill Text
95	11		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/897
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0897/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0897/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0897/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0897/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0897/BillText/er/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/897/Vote/HouseVote_h0897e1832.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/897/Vote/SenateVote_h0897e1075.PDF