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CS/HB 1563: Construction Contracting

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Grant ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; López, J. ; Roth

Construction Contracting; Requiring certain disciplinary action for specified offenses by a licensee; requiring designated contractors and qualified businesses that receive a specified amount of money for improvements to residential real property to place such payments in an escrow account with specified institutions or persons or to provide a copy of a performance bond in certain circumstances; authorizing certain disciplinary action under certain circumstances; etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/8/2024 House • Filed
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2024 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
1/22/2024 House • Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
1/24/2024 House • Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
2/12/2024 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/14/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2/16/2024 House • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/19/2024 House • Original reference removed: Commerce Committee
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/27/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024)
3/1/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 626999 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/4/2024 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
3/4/2024 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Rules