[CLC-Discussion] Florida SB 290 - Proposed amendment of 489.105, Florida Statutes, to establish criminal penalties for delayed payment/non-payment

[Robert Worman]

This bill should be introduced on April 1 so that we would know it was intended as a joke!

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Subject: [CLC-Discussion] Florida SB 290 - Proposed amendment of 489.105, Florida Statutes, to establish criminal penalties for delayed payment/non-payment

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RPPTL Construction Law Committee:
I imagine this is already on the Legislative Subcommittee dashboard.
It is likely to be a controversial topic, about which the Construction Law committee wants to express an opinion with input from our members.

CS/CS/SB 290<https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/290/BillText/c2/PDF>

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