HB 2237 87-0 (2021)
Author: Burrows, Dustin | et. al.Sponsor: Johnson, Nathan
Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.
House: Business & Industry Senate: Business & Commerce
Effective on 1/1/22
HB 589 86-0 (2019)
Author: Deshotel, Joe | et. al.
Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens; authorizing a fee; changing the eligibility for community supervision.
House: Business & Industry
Left pending in committee
HB 1918 86-0 (2019)
Author: Murphy, Jim
Relating to the discharge of mechanic's, contractor's, and materialman's liens.
House: Business & Industry
Referred to Business & Industry
HB 3498 86-0 (2019)
Author: Burrows, Dustin
Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.
House: Business & Industry
Left pending in committee
SB 845 86-0 (2019)
Author: Hughes, Bryan
Relating to the discharge of mechanic's, contractor's, and materialman's liens.
Senate: Business & Commerce
Referred to Business & Commerce
HB 2668 85-0 (2017)
Author: Wray, John | et. al.
Relating to a mechanic's or materialman's lien for retained funds under certain construction contracts.
House: Business & Industry
Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 3065 85-0 (2017)
Author: Deshotel, Joe | et. al.
Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens; authorizing a fee; changing the eligibility for community supervision.
House: Business & Industry
Committee report sent to Calendars
SB 2073 85-0 (2017)
Author: Rodríguez, José | et. al.
Relating to a mechanic's or materialman's lien for retained funds under certain construction contracts.
Senate: Business & Commerce
Referred to Business & Commerce
HB 3553 83-0 (2013)
Author: Oliveira, René
Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.
House: Business & Industry
Referred to Business & Industry
SB 1281 83-0 (2013)
Author: Rodríguez, José
Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.
Senate: Business & Commerce
Referred to Business & Commerce
HB 346 82-0 (2011)
Author: Kleinschmidt, Tim
Relating to the award of costs and attorney's fees in certain proceedings concerning mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.
House: Business & Industry
Laid on the table subject to call
HB 1456 82-0 (2011)
Author: Orr, RobSponsor: Deuell, Bob
Relating to the waiver and release of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien or payment bond claim and to the creation of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien for certain landscaping.
House: Business & Industry Senate: Business & Commerce
Effective on 1/1/12
HB 1860 82-0 (2011)
Author: Deshotel, Joe
Relating to waiver of priority for removables in certain mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien claims.
House: Business & Industry
Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 2525 82-0 (2011)
Author: Harper-Brown, LindaSponsor: Carona, John
Relating to a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien for landscaping.
House: Business & Industry Senate: Business & Commerce
No action taken in committee
SB 539 82-0 (2011)
Author: Carona, JohnSponsor: Kleinschmidt, Tim
Relating to the award of costs and attorney's fees in certain proceedings concerning mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.
House: Business & Industry Senate: Business & Commerce
Effective on 9/1/11
SB 1332 82-0 (2011)
Author: Deuell, Bob
Relating to the waiver and release of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien or payment bond claim.
Senate: Business & Commerce
Committee report printed and distributed
HB 669 81-0 (2009)
Author: Solomons, Burt | et. al.Sponsor: Harris, Chris
Relating to liability arising out of the filing of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien.
House: Business & Industry Senate: Jurisprudence
Effective on 9/1/09
HB 629 79-0 (2005)
Author: Solomons, Burt | et. al.Sponsor: Brimer, Kim
Relating to notice required for a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien in certain circumstances.
House: Business & Industry Senate: Business & Commerce
Effective on 9/1/05
HB 3018 78-0 (2003)
Author: Solomons, Burt
Relating to mechanic's contractor's or materialman's lien.
House: Business & Industry
Referred to Business & Industry
HJR 5 77-0 (2001)
Author: Solomons, BurtSponsor: Shapleigh, Eliot
Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing requirements for imposing a lien for work and material used in the construction, repair, or renovation of improvements on residential homestead property and including the conversion and refinance of a personal property lien secured by a manufactured home to a lien on real property as a debt on homestead property protected from a forced sale.
House: Business & Industry Senate: Business & Commerce
Filed with the Secretary of State
SB 1495 77-0 (2001)
Author: Wentworth, Jeff
Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, and materialman's liens.
Senate: Business & Commerce
Referred to Business & Commerce
SJR 29 77-0 (2001)
Author: Shapleigh, Eliot
Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing requirements for imposing a lien for work and material used in the construction, repair, or renovation of improvements on residential homestead property.
Senate: Business & Commerce
Referred to Business & Commerce
HB 2054 76-0 (1999)
Author: Solomons, BurtSponsor: Shapleigh, Eliot
Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, and materialmen's liens.
House: Business & Industry Senate: Economic Development
Effective on 9/1/99
HB 3352 76-0 (1999)
Author: Ritter, Allan
Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, and materialman's liens.
House: Business & Industry
Referred to Business & Industry
SB 1269 76-0 (1999)
Author: Wentworth, Jeff
Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, and materialman's liens.
Senate: Economic Development
Left pending in committee
SB 1094 75-0 (1997)
Author: Wentworth, Jeff
Relating to the procedure for fixing a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien on homestead property.
House: Business & Industry Senate: Jurisprudence
Left pending in committee
HB 593 74-0 (1995)
Author: Greenberg, Sherri
Relating to certain procedures for perfecting a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien; providing a criminal penalty.
House: Business & Industry
Committee report sent to Calendars
SB 1321 71-0 (1989)
Author: Dickson, TempleSponsor: Smith, Terral
Relating to mechanics' liens and bonds for private and public works.
House: Business & Commerce Senate: Jurisprudence
Effective on 9/1/89
HB 1126 68-0 (1983)
Author: Lee, Don
Relating to the time during which notice of certain mechanics' and materialmen's lien claims must be given.
House: Financial Institutions
Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
HB 1127 68-0 (1983)
Author: Lee, Don
Relating to an extension of the period during which lien claimants who are paid with checks that are returned for insufficient funds may file mechanics' and materialmen's liens.
House: Financial Institutions
Referred to subcommittee
HB 1129 68-0 (1983)
Author: Lee, Don
Relating to statutory retainage requirements in regard to certain mechanic's and materialmen's liens.
House: Financial Institutions
Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
HJR 88 67-0 (1981)
Author: Bush, Bob
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the granting and enforcement of mechanics' and materialmens' liens on homesteads that are condominiums.
House: Constitutional Amendments
No action taken
HB 358 65-0 (1977)
Author: Blake, Roy
Relating to the priority of the liens of workmen and materialmen for labor and materials used for the improvement of real property; defining a "secured party"; relating to the rights and duties of a secured party and the priority of his lien.
House: Business & Industry
Referred to subcommittee
SB 145 65-0 (1977)
Author: Adams, Don
Relating to the priority of the lien of workmen and materialmen for labor and materials used for improvement of real property; defining a "secured party"; relating to the rights and duties of a secured party and the priority of his lien.
Senate: Economic Development
Referred to subcommittee
HB 1936 64-0 (1975)
Author: Blake, Roy
Relating to the priority of the lien of workmen and materialmen for labor and materials used for improvement of real property, providing definitions, requiring notice, authorizing payment by a secured party, establishing lien priorities, authorizing retention of claimed funds, providing a right of recoupment by owners and secured parties; providing severability, repealing all conflicting laws.
House: Business & Industry
Reported from committee favorably without amendments
HB 1087 62-0 (1971)
Author: Grant, Ben Z.
Relating to laborer's, contractor's, and materialman's liens.
HB 1472 62-0 (1971)
Author: Doyle, TerrySponsor: Bates, James S.
Relating to priority of a lien of warehouseman.
HB 1578 62-0 (1971)
Author: Uher, D.R. "Tom"
Relating to requirements for mechanics and materialmen's liens and the inception thereof, establishing priorities with regard to other liens.
HB 84 57-0 (1961)
Author: McGregor, Frank Bobbitt | et. al.
Relating to liens for persons, firms, lumber dealers or corporations, artisans, laborers, mechanics, subcontractors who labor, specially fabricate material or furnish labor or material for certain construction or repair works; creating liens to secure payment; fixing the effective date of this Act.
HB 344 56-0 (1959)
Author: McGregor, Frank Bobbitt | et. al.
Relating to the requirement of performance and payment bonds by public contractors and claims and liens thereunder for materials and labor.
SB 183 56-0 (1959)
Author: Secrest, Jarrard
Relating to the requirement of performance and payment bonds by public contractors and claims and liens thereunder for materials and labor.
HB 123 55-0 (1957)
Author: Strickland, Robert L. "Bob" | et. al.
Relating to liens of mechanics, laborers, contractors, and materialmen.
SB 91 55-0 (1957)
Author: Lock, Ottis E.
Relating to liens of mechanics, laborers, contractors, and materialmen; pertaining to the manner of fixing and securing liens, the rights of parties, and defining the rights, duties, obligations and liabilities of parties affected thereby.
HB 718 50-0 (1947)
Author: Bracewell, Jr., Joseph Searcy
Relating to amending a previous Act, by providing for a mechanic's and materialman's lien for the security and payment for labor, material and supplies furnished for and in the construction of vessels of any nature and character whatsoever in the State of Texas.
HB 88 42-0 (1931)
Author: Gilbert, Victor Byron
Relating to amending certain statutes relating to the accrual of indebtedness for material furnished by material men where there is an agreement to pay for same at a specified time.
HB 346 41-0 (1929)
Author: Hardy, Bailey Whitson
Relating to amending certain statute relating to liens of mechanics, contractors, material men and laborers.
House: Judiciary
SB 123 39-0 (1925)
Author: Davis, John
Relating to creating a lien in favor of any person, firm or corporation who may furnish any material, apparatus, fixtures, machinery or labor, to contractors who contract for public improvements.
Senate: Civil Jurisprudence
HB 541 38-0 (1923)
Author: Jacks, Nathaniel Green
Relating to creating a lien in favor of any person, firm or corporation who may furnish any material, apparatus, fixtures, machinery or labor, to contractors who contract for public improvements.
SB 36 38-0 (1923)
Author: Dudley, Richard M.
Relating to giving to person who furnish labor, material or accessories in the repair and betterment of vehicles a lien thereon and providing for the enforcement thereof in the absence of possession.
HB 83 35-0 (1917)
Author: Holland, Robert H.
Relating to amending law relating to laborers' and mechanics' liens.
HB 139 35-0 (1917)
Author: Holland, Robert H. | et. al.
Relating to prohibiting the sale or removal of property subject to liens for labor performed and material furnished in the construction of oil, gas and water wells; providing penalties.
HB 251 35-0 (1917)
Author: Tilson, Thomas J. "Tile"
Relating to prohibiting the sale or removal of property subject to liens for labor performed and materials furnished in the construction of wells; providing a penalty.
SB 71 35-0 (1917)
Author: Hall, William L. | et. al.
Relating to creating and providing for the enforcement of liens for material, machinery or supplies furnished to, or for labor performed for, to owners of land, mines, etc., and prohibiting the sale or removal of property subject to such liens without the consent of the lien holders and providing for a penalty therefor.
SB 286 35-0 (1917)
Author: Bailey, John H.
Relating to amending certain laws relating to liens on the homestead for improvements so as to include ditching, fencing and grubbing.
HB 350 34-0 (1915)
Author: Bruce, Ernest L.
Relating to amending a certain Statute relating to liens of accountants, bookkeepers, artisans, craftsmen, factory operators, mill operators, servants, mechanics, quarrymen, common laborers and farm hands.
SB 79 34-0 (1915)
Author: McNealus, James Clayton
Relating to amending a certain Statute relating to materialmen's and laborers' liens on buildings, etc.
HB 438 33-0 (1913)
Author: Haxthausen, Sr., August (Von) | et. al.
Relating to protecting materialmen, artisans, mechanics, and laborers for material furnished or labor performed on any buildings, improvements, fixtures or articles whatsoever.
HB 440 33-0 (1913)
Author: Ridgell, Thomas B.
Relating to providing, that where any carriage, buggy, wagon, plow or any article constructed, manufactured or repaired for any person, shall be liable for the price of the labor and material employed in constructing, manufacturing or repairing the same and giving a lien against the article.
HB 635 33-0 (1913)
Author: Ridgell, Thomas B.
Relating to providing liens on materials furnished in the construction of levees or embankments.
SB 40 33-0 (1913)
Author: Collins, Vinson Allen "Yank"
Relating to protecting and giving a first lien to materialmen, artisans, mechanics, and laborers for material furnished or labor performed on any buildings, improvements, fixtures or articles on which they have furnished any material or performed any labor.
SB 485 33-0 (1913)
Author: McNealus, James Clayton
Relating to providing a lien for certain parsons or corporations.
SB 284 24-0 (1895)
Relating to the liens of mechanics, contractors, sub-contractors, builders, laborers, and material men.
HB 47 22-1 (1892)
Relating to providing for the speedy and efficient enforcement of the liens of mechanics, contractors, sub-contractors, builders, laborers, and material men.
SB 55 21-0 (1889)
Relating to providing for the speedy and efficient enforcement of the liens of mechanics, contractors, subcontractors, builders, laborers, and material men.
HB 85 19-0 (1885)
Relating to amending certain articles of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, relating to mechanics', contractors', builders' and material mens' liens.
