Mississippi House Bill 1374 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

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

Rep. Tom Weathersby [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB1374.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1374IN.htm