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HB 823 Contractors, general; waiver or diminishment of lien rights, subordination of lien rights.
Introduced by: Barry D. Knight | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
General contractors; waiver or diminishment of lien rights; subordination of lien rights. Provides that a general contractor may not waive or diminish his lien rights in a contract in advance of furnishing any labor, services, or materials. The bill further provides that, notwithstanding the prohibition against waiving or diminishing such a lien right, a general contractor may, prior to or after providing any labor, services, or materials, contract to subordinate his lien rights to prior and later recorded deeds of trust, provided that such contract is (i) in writing and (ii) signed by any general contractor whose lien rights are being subordinated pursuant to such contract. This bill is identical to SB 319.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102067D pdf
- 02/27/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB823ER) pdf
- 03/19/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0325) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102067D
- 01/09/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/18 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/19/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/18 House: Read first time
- 02/01/18 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/18 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/18 Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/18 Senate: Rereferred to General Laws and Technology
- 02/19/18 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/18 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/18 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/18 House: Enrolled
- 02/27/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB823ER)
- 02/27/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2018
- 03/05/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/19/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 325 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/19/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0325)