---
type: "Bill"
title: "Continuing Contracts"
description: "Continuing Contracts; Revises maximum estimated construction cost of construction projects for which governmental entity may enter into continuing contract; requires DMS to annually adjust maximum amount allowed under specified contracts using specified index & publish adjusted amount on DMS's website."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 149"
citation: "Florida HB 149 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public business", "public lands and property"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-204"
primary_sponsors: ["Alvarez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-10-11"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/266e8ef6-a4ea-40a6-91e1-f897defef9c8"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/149/ByCategory"
source_hash: "e7941602e9f8551bb3f9451d37c84156c44de387f825baaacf76d4c389111371"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 149 (2024) — Continuing Contracts

Continuing Contracts; Revises maximum estimated construction cost of construction projects for which governmental entity may enter into continuing contract; requires DMS to annually adjust maximum amount allowed under specified contracts using specified index & publish adjusted amount on DMS's website.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-204.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 149 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/149/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 149 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/149/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 149 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/149/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 149 c3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/149/BillText/c3/PDF)
5. **H 149 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/149/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alvarez — primary (person)
- Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
- Bankson — cosponsor (person)
- Garcia — cosponsor (person)
- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
- McClain — cosponsor (person)
- Salzman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-10-11** Filed `filing`
- **2023-10-17** Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-17** Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-17** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-17** Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2024-01-09** PCS added to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-01-11** Favorable with CS by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-11** Reported out of Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2024-01-11** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-01-11** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-01-11** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-01-16** Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-16** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-16** Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2024-01-23** Added to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
- **2024-01-25** Favorable with CS by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-25** Reported out of State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2024-01-26** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-01-26** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-01-26** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2024-01-29** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-29** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2024-02-12** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2024-02-14** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-14** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2024-02-15** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-02-15** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2024-02-16** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-22** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/27/2024)
- **2024-02-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-28** In Messages
- **2024-02-28** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-03-01** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
- **2024-03-01** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-01** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 656
- **2024-03-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** CS passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-01** In Messages
- **2024-03-01** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Chapter No. 2024-204

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/266e8ef6-a4ea-40a6-91e1-f897defef9c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).