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CS/CS/CS/HB 283: Liens and Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Toledo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Antone ; DiCeglie ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Killebrew ; McClain ; Sabatini

Liens and Bonds; Requires copy of notice of nonpayment be served on surety; prohibits person from requiring claimant or lienor to furnish waiver in exchange for or to induce payments; provides specified provisions in waivers or releases are unenforceable; revises process for notarizing forms; provides waivers apply to certain contracts; authorizes, lienor to record one claim of lien for multiple direct contracts; revises requirements for notice of commencement & notice of termination; requires service of documents to be made in specified manner; authorizes attorney fees in certain actions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/4/2019 House • Filed
    10/16/2019 House • Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 27
    12/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall
    12/11/2019 House • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -HJ 325
    12/13/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    12/18/2019 House • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee -HJ 383
    1/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/16/20, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
    • Introduced -HJ 27
    • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 278
    1/16/2020 House • CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 402
    1/17/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 398
    1/21/2020 House • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 410
    2/11/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/13/20, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
    2/13/2020 House • CS/CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 585
    2/18/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 582
    2/19/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 627
    2/20/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
    2/26/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 645
    • Amendment(s) adopted (646731) -HJ 645
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 645
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 645
    3/3/2020 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules -SJ 469
    • Received -SJ 468
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 283, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2020 at 2:54 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 868 (c1) Liens and Bonds Albritton Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology Track This Bill
    H 897 Construction Liens Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1422 Construction Liens Flores Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 2 (pdf)
    337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond requirements; defaults; damage assessments. Page 8 (pdf)
    713.01 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    713.09 Single claim of lien. Page 10 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 12 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 17 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 19 (pdf)
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 22 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 23 (pdf)
    713.235 Waivers of right to claim against payment bond; forms. Page 26 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 27 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 283, Committee Substitute 3 Posted 2/18/2020 at 8:28 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 868 (c1) Liens and Bonds Albritton Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology Track This Bill
    H 897 Construction Liens Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1422 Construction Liens Flores Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    364501 - Amendment
    Between lines 40 and 41, insert:     		Toledo 2/21/2020
    1:52 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/25/2020     		PDF
    646731 - Amendment
    Remove lines 492-515 and insert:     		Toledo 2/21/2020
    2:09 PM     		House: Adopted
    2/26/2020     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/26/2020 1:55 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 2 (pdf)
    337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond requirements; defaults; damage assessments. Page 8 (pdf)
    713.01 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    713.09 Single claim of lien. Page 10 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 12 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 17 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 19 (pdf)
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 22 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 23 (pdf)
    713.235 Waivers of right to claim against payment bond; forms. Page 26 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 27 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 283, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 1/17/2020 at 2:13 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 868 (c1) Liens and Bonds Albritton Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology Track This Bill
    H 897 Construction Liens Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1422 Construction Liens Flores Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    144761 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Toledo 2/12/2020
    5:34 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/13/2020     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 2 (pdf)
    337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond requirements; defaults; damage assessments. Page 7 (pdf)
    713.01 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)
    713.09 Single claim of lien. Page 10 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 16 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 18 (pdf)
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 21 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 21 (pdf)
    713.235 Waivers of right to claim against payment bond; forms. Page 25 (pdf)
    713.24 Transfer of liens to security. Page 25 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 28 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 283, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 12/13/2019 at 5:10 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/17/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 897 Construction Liens Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 868 Construction Contracting Albritton Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology Track This Bill
    S 1422 Construction Liens Flores Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    097649 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Toledo 1/15/2020
    6:40 PM     		Adopted
    1/16/2020     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 2 (pdf)
    337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond requirements; defaults; damage assessments. Page 7 (pdf)
    713.01 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)
    713.07 Priority of liens. Page 10 (pdf)
    713.09 Single claim of lien. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 12 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 16 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 18 (pdf)
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 19 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 19 (pdf)
    713.235 Waivers of right to claim against payment bond; forms. Page 23 (pdf)
    713.24 Transfer of liens to security. Page 23 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 26 (pdf)

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  • HB 283, Original Filed Version Posted 10/4/2019 at 11:14 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Business and Professions Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/13/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 868 Construction Contracting Albritton Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology Track This Bill
    H 897 Construction Liens Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    833293 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Toledo 12/10/2019
    6:06 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    12/11/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 1 (pdf)
    713.01 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    713.07 Priority of liens. Page 7 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 8 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 12 (pdf)
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 13 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 13 (pdf)
    713.235 Waivers of right to claim against payment bond; forms. Page 16 (pdf)

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