Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 1, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
House Bill 7202
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISCHARGING OF MECHANIC'S LIENS BY GENERAL CONTRACTORS, THE SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES IN LIEU OF RETAINAGE AND RETAINAGE LIMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To allow a general contractor to cause a subcontractor's mechanic's lien to be discharged upon proof to the court that the subcontractor has been paid in full or that the work was performed in an unworkmanlike manner by the subcontractor.
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
Sponsor
Its course
February 20 to May 1, 2007, 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 11 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to May 1 · stopped70 days
General Law CommitteeFeb 20 to Mar 1422 days
Government Administration and Elections CommitteeApr 11 to Apr 187 days
Judiciary CommitteeApr 24 to Apr 306 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Apr 30
- Feb 20Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
- Feb 23Heard in General Law Committee
- Mar 14General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Mar 19Certified as an emergency, with no committee
- Apr 11Sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Apr 18Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
- Apr 24Sent to Judiciary Committee
- Apr 30Judiciary Committee recommended it
All 22 actions, as published
- Feb 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 23PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 14Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 19EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO JR 15(D) SUBSECTION(1)Both houses
- Mar 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 29REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 4RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 4FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 4HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 4FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 11REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 18Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 18NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 18TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 24REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 30Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 1NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 1TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives