Public Construction
Summary
Public Construction; Requiring that certain contracts provide the estimated cost to complete each item on a specified list; revising the timeframe within which proceedings must commence to resolve disputes between vendors and local governmental entities; requiring that undisputed portions of payment requests be paid within a specified timeframe; revising the conditions that require a public entity to pay or release amounts subject to certain disputes or claims, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed May 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2023 · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
Apr 27, 2023
D
Democratic11
72% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
8
May 25, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 29
lower
May 1, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/29/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/15/23, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nick DiCeglie
RRepublican
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