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2016 SESSION
HB 940 Mechanics' liens; increases amount of lien, nonresident notice requirements.
Introduced by: Tony O. Wilt | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Mechanics' liens, amount of lien; nonresident notice requirements. Increases the amount of a mechanics' lien for repairs from $800 to $1,000. The bill also expands the locations in which notice of sale may be provided for nonresident owners to include websites operated by the Commonwealth, the county or city where the property is located, or a political subdivision of either and local newspapers, either in print or on their websites. Under current law, the notice must be posted in three public places in the county or city where the property is located, with public place defined as a premises owned by the Commonwealth, a political subdivision thereof, or an agency of either that is open to the general public.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101410D pdf
- 02/08/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16101410D-E pdf
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB940ER) pdf
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397) pdf
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0397) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101410D
- 01/12/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 01/27/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 House: Read first time
- 02/08/16 House: Read second time
- 02/08/16 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/08/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB940E
- 02/08/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16101410D-E
- 02/09/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/24/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/29/16 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB940ER)
- 03/02/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/11/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 397 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0397)