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1996 SESSION

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HB 1327 Commercial Real Estate Broker's Lien Act.

Introduced by: Eric I. Cantor | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Commercial Real Estate Broker's Lien Act. Increases the maximum amount of a broker's lien on the rent of commercial real estate from 5 to 20 years' rent due. The bill also provides that (i) once properly recorded, a broker's lien has priority over all liens recorded subsequent thereto and (ii) nothing shall be construed to prevent a subsequent purchaser of commercial real estate subject to a broker's lien from establishing an escrow fund at settlement sufficient to satisfy the lien.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 966499204  pdf
• 02/12/96  House: Printed as engrossed 966499204-E  pdf
• 03/18/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1327ER)  pdf
• 04/09/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 966499204
• 01/22/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/09/96  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/96  House: Read first time
• 02/12/96  House: Read second time
• 02/12/96  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/12/96  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/12/96  House: Printed as engrossed 966499204-E
• 02/13/96  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/14/96  Senate: Read first time
• 02/14/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/96  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Justice
• 02/26/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/96  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/28/96  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/28/96  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/28/96  Senate: Amendment by Mr. Stosch agreed to
• 02/28/96  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/29/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/29/96  Senate: Amendment by Mr. Stosch reconsidered (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  Senate: Amendment by Mr. Stosch rejected
• 02/29/96  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/29/96  Senate: Amendment by Mr. Stosch agreed to
• 02/29/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/29/96  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/04/96  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/18/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1327ER)
• 03/25/96  House: Enrolled
• 03/25/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/26/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/03/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/09/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)