Construction Regulations; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt minimum standards for the installation of synthetic turf on specified properties; requiring that, for certain contracts entered into on or after a specified date, local governmental entities approve or deny certain price quotes and provide notice to contractors within a specified timeframe; prohibiting the state or political subdivisions that contract for public works projects from penalizing or rewarding bidders for performing larger or smaller volumes of construction work for the state or political subdivisions when scoring or evaluating certain bids; requiring that elevator car interiors have at least one support rail that meets certain specifications, etc.
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 683 (Ch. 2025-140)
Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 683
Read 2nd time
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
Now in Rules
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Introduced
Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| S 712 Filed | PDF HTML |
| S 712 c1 | PDF HTML |
| S 712 c2 | PDF HTML |
| S 712 c3 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 270282 - Amendment (Delete All) to S 712 Filed | PDF HTML |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (4/22/2025 2:04 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (4/18/2025 10:24 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) (4/17/2025 3:15 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) (4/14/2025 9:41 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) (4/2/2025 3:34 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) (3/28/2025 4:03 PM) |
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