Garage and mechanics' liens; increases amount of lien.
Summary
Provides that the amount of a mechanics' lien for the reasonable expenses of a keeper of a garage or a mechanic on a vehicle that is not subject to a chattel mortgage, security agreement, deed of trust, or other instrument shall be in an amount up to the value of the vehicle.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2019
How they voted
32–1
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 25, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1342S1
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105623D-S1
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-1)
senate
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103458D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
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