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CS/SB 658: Waiver or Release of Liens

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Truenow

Waiver or Release of Liens; Requiring that waiver and release of lien forms include specific language; authorizing a lienor who executes such lien and release forms in exchange for payment, rather than a check, to condition such waiver and release on receipt of funds rather than payment of a check, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 5/3/2025 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/12/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/25/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/25/2025 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    3/26/2025 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
    • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/31/2025 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    4/1/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/8/2025 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
    • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/9/2025 Senate • CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/10/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
    4/16/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 432
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 432
    • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 432
    • Immediately certified -SJ 444
    4/16/2025 House • In Messages
    5/3/2025 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

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  • CS/SB 658, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/8/2025 at 4:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 893 Construction Liens and Bonds Overdorf Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/16/2025 2:23 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 658, Original Filed Version Posted 2/12/2025 at 9:44 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2025 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 893 Construction Liens and Bonds Overdorf Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    275648 - Amendment
    Delete lines 68 - 70 and insert:
    Rules
    (Truenow)
    4/7/2025
    8:12 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2025
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2025 4:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/31/2025 4:00 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/8/2025 9:00 AM Rules 23 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    713.20 Waiver or release of liens. Page 1 (pdf)

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