Bill	Session	Author & Sponsor	Caption	Committees	Last action
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 2024	86-0 (2019)	Author: Romero, Ramon	Relating to the survival of a mechanic's retainage lien after the foreclosure of a lien securing a construction loan.	House: Business & Industry	Left pending in committee
HB 2346	86-0 (2019)	Author: Darby, Drew	Relating to persons entitled to a mechanic's lien on real property.	House: Business & Industry	Placed on General State Calendar
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 489	86-0 (2019)	Author: Zaffirini, Judith Sponsor: Smithee, John	Relating to personal information that may be omitted from certain records, licenses, and reports and to other court security measures.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/19
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
SB 921	86-0 (2019)	Author: West, Royce	Relating to persons entitled to a mechanic's lien on real property.	Senate: Business & Commerce	Left pending in committee
SB 2163	86-0 (2019)	Author: Paxton, Angela	Relating to the survival of a mechanic's retainage lien after the foreclosure of a lien securing a construction loan.	Senate: Business & Commerce	Referred to Business & Commerce
HB 1909	85-0 (2017)	Author: Villalba, Jason	Relating to persons entitled to a mechanic's lien on real property.	House: Business & Industry	Placed on General State Calendar
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 1506	85-0 (2017)	Author: Hinojosa, Juan	Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens; authorizing a fee; changing the eligibility for community supervision.	Senate: Business & Commerce	Referred to Business & Commerce
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 3071	83-0 (2013)	Author: Pitts, Jim \| et. al.	Relating to a worker's lien on a vehicle, motorboat, vessel, or outboard motor; providing a penalty.	House: Business & Industry	Left pending in committee
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, Rob Sponsor: 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, Linda Sponsor: 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, John Sponsor: 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 4124	81-0 (2009)	Author: Harless, Patricia	Relating to certain possessory liens on certain motor vehicles, motorboats, vessels, or outboard motors.	House: Business & Industry	No action taken in committee
HB 2133	80-0 (2007)	Author: Darby, Drew	Relating to a person who is entitled to claim a lien on certain assets.	House: Licensing & Administrative Procedures	Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
SB 1103	80-0 (2007)	Author: Watson, Kirk	Relating to a person who is entitled to claim a lien on certain assets.	Senate: Jurisprudence	No action taken in committee
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 1261	79-0 (2005)	Author: Farabee, David	Relating to placement of a mechanic's lien on residential real property.	House: Business & Industry	Referred to Business & Industry
HB 2995	79-0 (2005)	Author: King, Tracy	Relating to a person who is entitled to claim a lien on certain assets.	House: Business & Industry	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 208	78-0 (2003)	Author: Puente, Robert Sponsor: Lucio, Jr., Eddie	Relating to persons who may obtain a mechanic's lien on real property.	House: Business & Industry Senate: Business & Commerce	Effective on 9/1/03
HB 688	78-0 (2003)	Author: Coleman, Garnet	Relating to the release of a mechanic's lien.	House: Business & Industry	Referred to Business & Industry
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
SB 551	78-0 (2003)	Author: Harris, Chris	Relating to the priority of a construction lender's lien over a mechanic's lien.	Senate: Jurisprudence	Referred to Jurisprudence
HB 2056	77-0 (2001)	Author: Coleman, Garnet	Relating to residential construction projects.	House: Business & Industry	Left pending in committee
HJR 5	77-0 (2001)	Author: Solomons, Burt Sponsor: 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, Burt Sponsor: Shapleigh, Eliot	Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, and materialmen's liens.	House: Business & Industry Senate: Economic Development	Effective on 9/1/99
HB 2135	76-0 (1999)	Author: Solomons, Burt Sponsor: Harris, Chris	Relating to establishing a mechanic's lien for landscaping installations.	House: Business & Industry Senate: Jurisprudence	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
HB 740	75-0 (1997)	Author: Solomons, Burt Sponsor: Harris, Chris	Relating to mechanics', contractors', and materialmen's liens; providing penalties.	House: Business & Industry Senate: Jurisprudence	Effective on 9/1/97
SB 1192	74-0 (1995)	Author: Barrientos, Gonzalo	Relating to the procedure for perfecting a mechanic's lien of a subcontractor.	Senate: Jurisprudence	No action taken in committee
HB 228	73-0 (1993)	Author: Martin, Mike	Relating to the release of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien.	House: Business & Industry	Referred to Business & Industry
HB 680	71-0 (1989)	Author: Grusendorf, Kent	Relating to a mechanic's lien of a subcontractor.	House: Business & Commerce	1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
HB 1012	71-0 (1989)	Author: Parker, Jim	Relating to the priority of a subsequent loan advance over a mechanic's lien.	House: Financial Institutions	No action taken in subcommittee
HB 1127	71-0 (1989)	Author: Smith, Terral	Relating to mechanics' liens and to bonds of public works contractors.	House: Business & Commerce	Companion considered in lieu in comm.
HB 511	70-0 (1987)	Author: Heflin, Talmadge	Relating to a worker's lien on aircraft for repairs and maintenance.	House: Judicial Affairs	Referred to Judicial Affairs
HB 735	70-0 (1987)	Author: Riley, Randall	Relating to the period for giving notice of certain mechanic's lien claims.	House: Judicial Affairs	Referred to Judicial Affairs
SB 427	70-0 (1987)	Author: Armbrister, Kenneth	Relating to the period of giving notice of certain mechanic's lien claims.	Senate: Jurisprudence	Left as pending business in comm.
SB 445	70-0 (1987)	Author: Henderson, Don	Relating to a worker's lien on aircraft for repairs and maintenance.	Senate: Jurisprudence	Left as pending business in comm.
HB 43	69-0 (1985)	Author: Smith, Terral	Relating to costs of collection in suits on mechanics' liens.	House: Judicial Affairs	Coauthor authorized
HB 376	69-0 (1985)	Author: Bush, Bob	Relating to notice of the legal description of property to which certain liens extend.	House: Judicial Affairs	Referred to Judicial Affairs
HB 705	69-0 (1985)	Author: Lee, Don	Relating to the time during which notice of certain mechanics' and materialmen's lien claims must be given.	House: Business & Commerce	Referred to Business & Commerce
SB 619	69-0 (1985)	Author: Caperton, Kent	Relating to the legal description of property to which certain liens extend and to certain costs; adding Section 53.004 to Subchapter A, Chapter 53, Property Code.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 423	68-0 (1983)	Author: Hill, Gerald Sponsor: Doggett, Lloyd	Relating to recovery of collection expense for furnishing labor and materials, and to recovery of attorneys' fees and other expenses of defending invalid claims for furnishing labor and materials.	House: Business & Commerce Senate: Jurisprudence	Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HB 1036	68-0 (1983)	Author: Lee, Don	Relating to the reinstatement of certain mechanics' and materialmens' liens.	House: Financial Institutions	Referred to subcommittee
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
HB 1782	68-0 (1983)	Author: Eckels, Robert	Relating to the regulation of the motor vehicle repair business and the creation, satisfaction, and enforcement of a possessory lien on a repaired motor vehicle; providing penalties.	House: Business & Commerce	Referred to subcommittee
HB 1614	67-0 (1981)	Author: Schoolcraft, Alan Sponsor: Brown, J.E.	Relating to an exemption from the filing requirement for certain mechanic's lien contracts on homestead property.	House: Business & Industry Senate: Economic Development	Reported from committee favorably without amendments
HB 1615	67-0 (1981)	Author: Schoolcraft, Alan Sponsor: Brown, J.E.	Relating to the filing of a mechanic's or materialman's lien contract on homestead property.	House: Business & Industry Senate: Economic Development	Reported from committee favorably without amendments
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 613	66-0 (1979)	Author: Lauhoff, Herman E.	Relating to a possessory lien for the repairer of a household appliance.	House: Business & Industry	Scheduled for future calendar placement
SB 1093	66-0 (1979)	Author: Clower, Ron	Relating to mechanics possessory liens applicable to cost of completed repairs.	Senate: Jurisprudence	Removed from local and uncontested calendar
HB 1059	63-0 (1973)	Author: Hale, L. DeWitt Sponsor: Herring, Charles	Relating to liens for those persons, firms or corporations who may labor, specifically fabricate material, or furnish labor or material, for any construction or repair under circumstances where a lien may be legally created; defining the meaning of certain words and terms; authorizing or requiring retainage by the owner under certain circumstances and prescribing the amount of such retainage; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith.	House: Judiciary Senate: Jurisprudence	Signed by the Governor
HB 513	62-0 (1971)	Author: Ogg, Jack	Relating to the stoppage of payment on any check, draft, or written order for payment of the indebtedness due for repairon any article, implement, utensil, or vehicle, if the carpenterm, or other workmen, relinquished possession due to the receipt of the check, draft or written order for payment.
HB 1087	62-0 (1971)	Author: Grant, Ben Z.	Relating to laborer's, contractor's, and materialman's liens.
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.
SB 733	62-0 (1971)	Author: Sherman, Max Sponsor: Pickens, Ace	Relating to amending Revised Civil Statutes of Texas of 1925, adding a new section defining what constitutes the time of the inception of certain liens.
HB 954	60-0 (1967)	Author: Longoria, Raul	Relating to fixing mechanics' liens on homesteads; requiring that a performance bond be filed with the contract.
SB 107	57-0 (1961)	Author: Hardeman, Dorsey B.	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 support payment; fixing the effective date of this Act and prescribing the contracts to which it applies and the contracts which shall continue to be governed by the law heretofore applicable.
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 448	54-0 (1955)	Author: Pipkin, Maurice Snow "Pip" \| et. al.	Relating to amending certain Statutes relating to liens of mechanics, contractors, and materialmen, so as to extend the definition of the word "improvement" to include application of chemicals to trees, crops or range land.
HB 521	54-0 (1955)	Author: Cole, Criss	Relating to liens in connection with oil and mineral developments and operations; changing the period for filing of statements with the county clerk by journeymen, day laborers, and other persons from three months to six months after the indebtedness accrues.
SB 189	53-0 (1953)	Author: Bracewell, Jr., Joseph Searcy	Relating to amending Statutes so as to provide six (6) months instead of four (4) as the filing time limit for original contractors, prescribe information to be contained in affidavit for lien, and provide for conclusive presumption of furnishing under a single contract under certain circumstances.
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 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
HB 177	38-0 (1923)	Author: Loftin, Reuben	Relating to protecting accountants, bookkeepers, clerks, artisans, craftsmen, operatives, servants, mechanics, quarrymen, common laborers and farm hands.
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.
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.
HB 435	35-0 (1917)	Author: Walker, C. E. \| et. al.	Providing for expanding the scope of liens to apply to laborers of all kinds and upon property upon which workmen and laborers are employed, and to make the wages of workmen due immediately upon the cessation of operation; providing punishment.
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 59	34-0 (1915)	Author: Hudspeth, Claude Benton	Relating to creating a lien law for the protection of mechanics, artisans, laborers and material men for labor performed and material furnished on any buildings.
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.
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 72	33-0 (1913)	Author: Nugent, Clinton W.	Relating to placing laborers handling timber under the provisions of the law relating to laborers' liens.
SB 485	33-0 (1913)	Author: McNealus, James Clayton	Relating to providing a lien for certain parsons or corporations.
SB 157	31-0 (1909)	Author: Senter, Erasmus Gilbert	Relating to providing for the speedy and efficient enforcement of the liens of mechanics and artisans on the buildings, improvements, fixtures and articles made or repaired by them.
SB 33	25-0 (1897)		Relating to protecting accountants, bookkeepers, artisans, craftsmen, factory operatives, mill operatives, servants, mechanics, quarrymen, common laborers, and farm hands; to provide a lien, and prescribe the time of payments, and in lawful money of the United States; and prescribing the rights of the assignees of such persons.
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.

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