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SB208

Mechanics' liens; right to withhold payment.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Chap Petersen (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

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 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)

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