l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 1374

MS Construction Lien Law; no subcontractor lien on property of owner who meets all financial obligations to contractor if contractor fails to pay subcontractor.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 85-7-403, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN PERSONS HAVE FURNISHED LABOR, SERVICES OR MATERIALS FOR REAL ESTATE, THE SPECIAL LIEN ON THE REAL ESTATE SHALL BE AVAILABLE ONLY IF THOSE PERSONS ARE IN DIRECT PRIVITY OF CONTRACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER; TO PROVIDE THAT A SUBCONTRACTOR, WHO DOES NOT HAVE DIRECT PRIVITY OF CONTRACT WITH A PROPERTY OWNER, SHALL NOT HAVE A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO HAS MET ALL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO A CONTRACTOR IF THE CONTRACTOR HAS FAILED TO PAY THE SUBCONTRACTOR UNDER ANY CONTRACT THAT REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR TO MAKE SUCH PAYMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 85-7-407, 85-7-409, 85-7-415, 85-7-419 AND 87-7-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO LIENS ON REAL ESTATE, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 85-7-405 AND 85-7-413, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE SOME MINOR NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGES; 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 21 to February 5, 2019, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

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 House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives