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CS/CS/SB 624: Liens and Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry

Liens and Bonds; Requiring the clerk of the court to serve a copy of a notice of contest of claim on certain persons after it has been recorded; requiring service of documents to be made in a specified manner; revising the process for notarizing a notice of commencement; requiring the clerk to serve a copy of a notice of contest of lien on certain persons after it has been recorded; revising the amount required in addition to the deposit or bond which applies toward attorney fees and court costs, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/2/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 331 (Ch. 2023-226) -SJ 707
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/9/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/16/2023 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/10/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/15/23, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/15/2023 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
    3/16/2023 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    3/24/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/23, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/29/2023 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    3/30/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
    4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/19/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    4/20/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/25/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/27/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/23
    5/2/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 706
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 331 -SJ 707
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 331 (Ch. 2023-226) -SJ 707

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  • CS/CS/SB 624, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/20/2023 at 2:53 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 331 (er) Liens and Bonds Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/16/2023 Chapter No. 2023-226 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 3 (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 10 (pdf)
    713.011 Page 11 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 13 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 17 (pdf)
    713.135 Notice of commencement and applicability of lien. Page 19 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 23 (pdf)
    713.21 Discharge of lien. Page 25 (pdf)
    713.22 Duration of lien. Page 27 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 28 (pdf)
    713.24 Transfer of liens to security. Page 33 (pdf)
    713.25 Applicability of ch. 65-456. Page 35 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 35 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 624, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/30/2023 at 2:53 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 331 (c2) Liens and Bonds Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/16/2023 Chapter No. 2023-226 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    321800 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (Grall)     		4/18/2023
    8:03 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/20/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/19/2023 8:30 AM Rules 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 3 (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)
    713.011 Page 11 (pdf)
    713.10 Extent of liens. Page 11 (pdf)
    713.13 Notice of commencement. Page 12 (pdf)
    713.132 Notice of termination. Page 16 (pdf)
    713.135 Notice of commencement and applicability of lien. Page 19 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 22 (pdf)
    713.21 Discharge of lien. Page 25 (pdf)
    713.22 Duration of lien. Page 26 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 27 (pdf)
    713.24 Transfer of liens to security. Page 32 (pdf)
    713.25 Applicability of ch. 65-456. Page 34 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 34 (pdf)

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  • SB 624, Original Filed Version Posted 2/9/2023 at 10:00 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2023 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 331 (c2) Liens and Bonds Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/16/2023 Chapter No. 2023-226 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    667756 - Amendment
    Delete lines 289 - 294 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Grall)     		3/28/2023
    11:39 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/29/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    744690 - Amendment
    Delete lines 300 - 301 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Grall)     		3/28/2023
    11:40 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/29/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/15/2023 1:00 PM Banking and Insurance 12 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/29/2023 12:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    255.05 Bond of contractor constructing public buildings; form; action by claimants. Page 3 (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)
    713.011 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 16 (pdf)
    713.135 Notice of commencement and applicability of lien. Page 18 (pdf)
    713.18 Manner of serving notices and other instruments. Page 22 (pdf)
    713.21 Discharge of lien. Page 25 (pdf)
    713.22 Duration of lien. Page 26 (pdf)
    713.23 Payment bond. Page 27 (pdf)
    713.24 Transfer of liens to security. Page 32 (pdf)
    713.25 Applicability of ch. 65-456. Page 34 (pdf)
    713.29 Attorney’s fees. Page 34 (pdf)

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