MECHANICS LIEN-TIME PERIODS
Summary
Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Provides that, to obtain a lien under the Act, the work shall be done or the material furnished: within 3 years from the commencement of the work or the commencement of furnishing the material in the case of work done or material furnished as to owner-occupied residential property; and within 5 years from the commencement of the work or the commencement of furnishing the material in the case of work done or material furnished as to any other type of property. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act become inoperative 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
May 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Signed into Law
Aug 2012
Introduced Mar 29, 2012
Signed Aug 15, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2012 · House May 26, 2012
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
May 30, 2012
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Aug 15, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2012
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2012
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-001
upper
May 29, 2012
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
upper
May 28, 2012
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities
upper
May 28, 2012
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 28, 2012
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2012
upper
May 28, 2012
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 26, 2012
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-8)
house
May 2, 2012
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000
lower
May 2, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 24, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2012
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2012
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon
lower
Apr 16, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2012
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 7, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 24, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 10, 2012
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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