CS/CS/CS/SB 736 (2022) -  Construction Defect and Building Code Violation Claims

General Bill by Rules and Community Affairs and Judiciary and Hutson
Construction Defect and Building Code Violation Claims: Revising the limitations period for certain actions founded on the design, planning, or construction of an improvement to real property; revising the circumstances under which a person has a cause of action for a violation of the Florida Building Code; requiring a notice of claim to include an inspection report that is verified by the person conducting the inspection; requiring the court to stay an action if a claimant initiates an action without first accepting or rejecting a supplemental offer, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in returning Messages on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Thursday, March 10, 2022 10:37 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 11/30/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 4
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/12/22 9:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 2
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/03/22 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 4

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 583 Subject: Construction Defect Claims Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Engrossed 1
    • D 303549 , Yarborough Date Filed: 03/07/22, Line#: 0 House: Adopted 03/08/2022 10:37 PM
  • Committee Substitute 3
    • A 792360 , Hutson Date Filed: 02/09/22, Line#: 54 Senate: Adopted 2/10/2022 2:43:23 PM
    • AA 770380 , Hutson Date Filed: 02/09/22, Line#: 72 Senate: Adopted 2/10/2022 2:42:44 PM
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 337012 , Rules, Hutson Date Filed: 02/02/22, Line#: 91 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/03/2022 12:16 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 916628 , Community Affairs, Hutson Date Filed: 01/10/22, Line#: 45 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/12/2022 03:18 PM
    • AA 606148 , Community Affairs, Hutson Date Filed: 01/11/22, Line#: 110 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/12/2022 03:18 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 207164 , Judiciary, Hutson Date Filed: 11/30/21, Line#: 214 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 11/30/2021 02:30 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/4/2022 5:15:06 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/1/2022 10:46:55 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/12/2022 4:26:52 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/11/2022 9:23:27 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 12/1/2021 2:22:09 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 12/1/2021 2:20:03 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 02/17/2022 10:45 AM   Yeas: 26 Nays: 13 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 2] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/09/2022 08:22 PM   Yeas: 86 Nays: 24 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 844] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in returning Messages Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S In returning messages Time: 03/10/2022 - 8:05 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/10/2022 - 7:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 86, NAYS 24 Time: 03/09/2022 - 8:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/09/2022 - 8:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/08/2022 - 10:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 303549 adopted Time: 03/08/2022 - 10:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/08/2022 - 10:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 303549 filed Time: 03/07/2022 - 11:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2022 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/8/2022) Time: 03/07/2022 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/07/2022 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/17/2022 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 426 Time: 02/17/2022 - 3:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 13 -SJ 386 Time: 02/17/2022 - 10:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 385 Time: 02/17/2022 - 10:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/10/2022 - 3:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 361 Time: 02/10/2022 - 3:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (792360) -SJ 361 Time: 02/10/2022 - 2:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 359 Time: 02/10/2022 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 347 Time: 02/09/2022 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/10/22 -SJ 364 Time: 02/07/2022 - 4:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/07/2022 - 9:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/07/2022 - 8:36 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c3
Event: S CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 4 -SJ 344 Time: 02/03/2022 - 11:38 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/31/2022 - 1:44 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 173 Time: 01/18/2022 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 01/13/2022 - 12:22 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/12/2022 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 116 Time: 01/12/2022 - 12:54 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 92 Time: 01/11/2022 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 46 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/12/22, 9:30 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 01/07/2022 - 2:11 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs Time: 12/06/2021 - 8:19 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 12/02/2021 - 3:03 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 4 -SJ 96 Time: 11/30/2021 - 12:03 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 11/30/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 11/22/2021 - 2:02 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 46 Time: 11/16/2021 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/02/2021 - 10:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
95.11 CS/CS/CS/HB 345*, CS/CS/CS/HB 583, HB 655, CS/SB 1272, SB 1768
553.84
558.004 CS/CS/CS/HB 583
558.0046 CS/CS/CS/HB 583*

(*) Not the latest version