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CS/CS/CS/HB 431: Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Fischer

Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels; Authorizes person claiming lien against motor vehicle to obtain release of vehicle from lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop; prohibits repair shop from violating certain provisions; revises notice requirements for enforcing lien by sale of motor vehicle; revises requirements for notice of lien & notice of sale; requires lienor to make motor vehicle available for inspection; revises requirements for transfer of title; authorizes lienor to charge administrative fee; revises requirements for notice of lien for recovering, towing, or storing vehicle or vessel; revises requirements for notice of sale; revises requirements for transfer of title; requires certain entities to use third-party service to provide notices.

Effective Date: 1/1/2020
Last Action: 6/10/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-73
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/22/2019 House • Filed
1/30/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 55
3/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 55
3/6/2019 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 381
3/8/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/11/2019 House • Now in Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee -HJ 376
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 374
3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall
3/26/2019 House • CS/CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 520
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/27/2019 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 536
• CS/CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 513
4/1/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/03/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
4/3/2019 House • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 583
4/4/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 580
4/5/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 597
4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 699
• Amendment(s) adopted (214153) -HJ 701
• Read 3rd time -HJ 701
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 701
• Was taken up -HJ 723
• Read 3rd time -HJ 724
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 724
4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 458
• Received -SJ 458
4/29/2019 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 589
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 772 -SJ 590
• Read 2nd time -SJ 589
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 633
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 633
4/30/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1097
6/5/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2019 • Approved by Governor
6/10/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-73