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CS/CS/HB 1235: Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee ; Dudley

Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund; Revises legislative intent; revises conditions under which claimant is eligible to seek recovery from recovery fund; revises form required to be provided by contractor which explains consumer's rights under recovery fund; prohibits fund disbursements from exceeding specified amount for each Division I claim & each Division II claim; revises requirements providing caps on payment for certain claims against licensee.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2014 House • Filed
    3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 101
    3/11/2014 House • Referred to Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 270
    3/20/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee, 03/24/14, 3:00 pm, 12 HOB
    3/24/2014 House • CS by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 366
    3/26/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 361
    3/28/2014 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 404
    4/4/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/08/14, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/8/2014 House • Favorable by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 483
    • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 483
    • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/10/14, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/10/2014 House • CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 546
    4/16/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 544
    4/17/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 551
    5/2/2014 House • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/HB 1235, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/16/2014 at 10:30 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1098 (c1) Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund Dean Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    489.1401 Legislative intent. Page 1 (pdf)
    489.1402 Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund; definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    489.141 Conditions for recovery; eligibility. Page 3 (pdf)
    489.1425 Duty of contractor to notify residential property owner of recovery fund. Page 6 (pdf)
    489.143 Payment from the fund. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1235, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/26/2014 at 11:38 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2014 (pdf)
    Regulatory Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1098 (c1) Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund Dean Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    887873 - Amendment
    Remove line 232 and insert:
    Dudley 4/9/2014
    7:06 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/11/2014
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    489.1401 Legislative intent. Page 1 (pdf)
    489.1402 Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund; definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    489.141 Conditions for recovery; eligibility. Page 3 (pdf)
    489.1425 Duty of contractor to notify residential property owner of recovery fund. Page 6 (pdf)
    489.143 Payment from the fund. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • HB 1235, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2014 at 2:02 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1098 (c1) Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund Dean Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    819361 - Amendment
    Remove lines 212-220 and insert:
    Dudley 3/21/2014
    6:03 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/24/2014
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    489.1401 Legislative intent. Page 1 (pdf)
    489.1402 Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund; definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    489.141 Conditions for recovery; eligibility. Page 3 (pdf)
    489.1425 Duty of contractor to notify residential property owner of recovery fund. Page 6 (pdf)
    489.143 Payment from the fund. Page 7 (pdf)

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