Payment for Construction Services
Summary
Payment for Construction Services; Increasing the interest rate for certain payments for purchases of construction services; specifying that a person, firm, or corporation who fails to make certain payments relating to public projects commits a misapplication of construction funds and is subject to criminal penalties; increasing the interest rate for overdue payments for the purchase of construction services; expanding the list of actions for which a licensee may be disciplined by the Construction Industry Licensing Board; requiring the board to suspend certain licenses for a minimum period of time under certain circumstances, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed Jun 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2021 · House Apr 26, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 1, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Jun 21, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/18/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/17/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/26/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Bradley
RRepublican
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