File Code: Real Property
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 342/07 - ECM
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 647  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Stone, Haines, Colburn, Conway, Miller, and Muse
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Real Property - Construction Contracts - Retention Proceeds
 
Providing that if a contractor has furnished 100% security to
guarantee performance and 100% security to guarantee payment for labor
and materials, the retention proceeds may not exceed 5% of the
contract price; providing that retention proceeds may exceed a
specified percentage of payments if contractors reasonably determine
that the performance of subcontractors provides reasonable grounds for
withholding specified amounts; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/28
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/6
 - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/11
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/12
 - Favorable
 -      Special Order 3/14 (Senator Astle) Adopted
 - 3/14
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Kramer)
 -      Laid Over (Senator DeGrange) Adopted
 - 3/17
 - Floor Amendment (Senator Kramer) Adopted (29-16)
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/19
 - Third Reading Passed (28-18)
 - 4/2
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/16
 - First Reading Economic Matters
 - 3/25
 - Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/3
 - Favorable Report by Economic Matters
 - 3/28
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/30
 - Third Reading Passed (134-3)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/13
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 390
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
 - Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
 - Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
 - Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
 - Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
 - Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Construction
 - Contractors -see also- Heating & Cooling; Home Improvement
 - Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
 - Real Property
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Real Property
 - (
 9-304 ,
 9-304 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Senate
- Number: 563028/01     Offered on: March 17, 2008      at:
8:29 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 17, 2008: Floor Amendment (Kramer) {563028/1 Adopted  (29-16)
 - March 19, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (28-18)
 
House 
- March 30, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (134-3)