South Carolina House Bill 3187 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on June 12 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-06-12 - Act No. 40

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 29-5-26 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO PROVIDES CERTAIN LANDSCAPE SERVICES MAY HAVE A MECHANICS' LIEN ON THE REAL ESTATE WHERE THE LANDSCAPE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED, AND TO DEFINE LANDSCAPE SERVICES; BY ADDING SECTION 29-5-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE MANNER BY WHICH A CONTRACTOR MUST FILE A MECHANICS' LIEN AND A PENALTY FOR FILING A FRIVOLOUS MECHANICS' LIEN; TO AMEND SECTION 29-5-120, RELATING TO THE DISSOLUTION OF LIENS NOT TIMELY BROUGHT, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A MECHANICS' LIEN MAY BE RELEASED BY A COURT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-59-30, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS, AND RESTRAINING ORDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR FAILING TO REGISTER WITH THE COMMISSION BEFORE ENGAGING OR OFFERING TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title

Provide A Penalty For Failing To Register With The Commission Before Engaging Or Offering To Engage In The Business Of Residential Building, Among Other Things. - Ratified Title

Rep. Richard Chalk [R]

Rep. Mark Willis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-12		Act No. 40
2009-06-11		Effective date 06/02/09
2009-06-02		Signed By Governor
2009-05-27		Ratified R 97
2009-05-20		Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 HJ-44
2009-05-20		Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-44
2009-05-14		Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-23
2009-04-30		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-04-29		Read second time SJ-24
2009-04-29		Amended SJ-24
2009-04-29		Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-24
2009-04-29		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-04-28		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance SJ-21
2009-03-03		Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance SJ-12
2009-03-03		Introduced and read first time SJ-12
2009-02-26		Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-12
2009-02-24		Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-2 HJ-31
2009-02-24		Read second time HJ-31
2009-02-24		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
2009-02-18		Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-6
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-83
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time HJ-83
2008-12-16		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2008-12-16		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
29	5	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
29	5	15	(n/a)	See Bill Text
29	5	26	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	59	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3187&session=118