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SB864 • 2025

Sets a bonding requirement of $20,000 for applicants for a landscape contracting business license or for licensed landscape contracting businesses.

Sets a bonding requirement of $20,000 for applicants for a landscape contracting business license or for licensed landscape contracting businesses.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

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Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Chapter 180, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-20 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-05-19 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-05-15 House

    Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed. Ayes, 39; Nays, 8--Boice, Diehl, Elmer, Evans, Harbick, Helfrich, Skarlatos, Yunker; Excused, 7--Edwards, Helm, Nguyen H, Owens, Smith G, Wallan, Wright; Excused for Business of the House, 5--Boshart Davis, McIntire, Reschke, Ruiz, Sanchez.

  7. 2025-05-14 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-05-13 House

    Second reading.

  9. 2025-05-12 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  10. 2025-05-06 House

    Work Session held.

  11. 2025-04-29 House

    Public Hearing held.

  12. 2025-03-14 House

    Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.

  13. 2025-03-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  14. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. Ayes, 28; Nays, 1--Robinson; Excused, 1--Starr.

  15. 2025-03-10 Senate

    Second reading.

  16. 2025-03-07 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  17. 2025-03-04 Senate

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-02-25 Senate

    Work Session held.

  19. 2025-02-13 Senate

    Work Session cancelled.

  20. 2025-02-11 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  21. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Labor and Business.

  22. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Says that a person that works as a landscaper must pay $20,000 for a bond. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).</b>
[<i>Digest: Sets two different bond amounts for doing business as a landscape contractor. The bond amounts are based on how much the business charges for landscape jobs. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7).</i>]
Sets [<i>the</i>]<b> a</b> bonding requirement<b> of $20,000</b> for applicants for a landscape contracting business license or <b>for</b> licensed landscape contracting businesses [<i>at $20,000 if the applicant or licensed landscape contracting business charges $100,000 or less for landscape jobs that the applicant or licensed landscape contracting business undertakes regularly and at $50,000 if the applicant or licensed landscape contracting business charges more than $100,000 for any landscape job</i>].
Relating to: Relating to bonding requirements for landscape contracting businesses.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned