SB208
Mechanics' liens; right to withhold payment.
Summary
As Introduced. Mechanics' liens; right to withhold payment.
Specifies that the use of funds paid to a general contractor or subcontractor and used by such contractor or subcontractor before paying all amounts due for labor performed or material furnished gives rise to a civil cause of action for a party who is owed such funds. The bill further ... (More) specifies that such cause of action does not affect a contractor's or subcontractor's right to withhold payment for failure to properly perform labor or furnish materials and that any contractual provision that allows a party to withhold funds due on one contract for alleged claims or damages due on another contract is void as against public policy. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/30/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102138D
- 12/30/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/2020 - Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 01/16/2020 - Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/31/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2020 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/2020 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/18/2020 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/24/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2020 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2020 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2020 - House: Passed House (66-Y 30-N 1-A)
- 03/04/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (66-Y 30-N 1-A)
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB208ER)
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/08/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 873 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/08/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873)
