MECHANICS LIEN-COMPLETION TIME
Summary
Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Provides that the changes made by Public Act 97-966, to provisions governing the circumstances in which it is not necessary to fix by contract a time for the completion or a time for payment in order to obtain a lien under the Act, are operative from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2026 (rather than December 31, 2021). Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that the changes made by Public Act 97-966, to provisions governing the circumstances in which it is not necessary to fix by contract a time for the completion or a time for payment in order to obtain a lien under the Act, are operative from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2024 (rather than December 31, 2026).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 30, 2021
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2021 · House May 27, 2021
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 51
Apr 29, 2021
D
Democratic34
82% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000
lower
May 5, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Villivalam
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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