l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2559

Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act; create.

Became law as Chapter 522, Laws of 2014, signed April 23, 2014, 93 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER LIEN ACT; TO DEFINE TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT A REAL ESTATE BROKER SHALL HAVE A LIEN UPON COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN THE AMOUNT DUE UNDER A WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR BROKER SERVICES IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET; TO PROVIDE THE CONTENT FOR A LIEN NOTICE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIEN; TO PRESCRIBE CONTENTS OF THE COMPLAINT FILED TO ENFORCE A LIEN; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COST OF ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO ENFORCE A LIEN SHALL BE PAID BY THE NONPREVAILING PARTY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISCHARGE OF THE LIEN; TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR LIENS WRONGLY FILED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Will Longwitz

Its course

January 20 to April 23, 2014, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action22 actions on 16 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1223 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 1228 days

Banking and Financial ServicesFeb 17 to Mar 415 days

Back in the SenateMar 12 to Apr 726 days

With the GovernorApr 7 to Apr 2316 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 12

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 20 – Feb 12

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Business and Financial Institutions
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 14 – Mar 12

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Banking and Financial Services
  3. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Read the third time in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 13 – Apr 7

  1. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the Senate: Jackson (15th), Harkins and Longwitz
  4. Conferees named in the House: Zuber, Hood and Guice
  5. Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 7 – Apr 23

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 22 actions, as published