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CS/CS/SB 772: Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Banking and Insurance ; Stargel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley

Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels; Authorizing a person claiming a lien against a motor vehicle to obtain the release of the vehicle from a lien claimed by a motor vehicle repair shop under certain circumstances; prohibiting a motor vehicle repair shop from violating certain provisions; revising notice requirements for enforcing a lien by sale of a motor vehicle; requiring a motor vehicle repair shop, garage, automotive service facility, or storage operator to use a third-party service to provide notices of lien and sale, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2020
Last Action: 4/29/2019 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) -SJ 590
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Banking and Insurance (BI)
Judiciary (JU)
Rules (RC)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2019	Senate	• Filed
2/15/2019	Senate	• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 89
3/5/2019	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 89
3/20/2019	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2019	Senate	• CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 281
3/27/2019	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Judiciary
4/2/2019	Senate	• CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 290
4/3/2019	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
4/8/2019	Senate	• CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 343
4/10/2019	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 344
4/18/2019	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/23/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
4/23/2019	Senate	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 451
4/24/2019	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/25/2019	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/19 -SJ 611
4/29/2019	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 589 • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 431 -SJ 590 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2019-73) -SJ 590

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CS/CS/SB 772, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/10/2019 at 2:34 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/22/2019 (pdf) Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2019 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 431 (er)	Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels	Fischer	Similar	Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-73

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
4/23/2019 2:00 PM	Rules	16 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (4)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
559.917	Bond to release possessory lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop.	Page 3 (pdf)
559.920	Unlawful acts and practices.	Page 5 (pdf)
713.585	Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle.	Page 7 (pdf)
713.78	Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels.	Page 18 (pdf)

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CS/SB 772, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/27/2019 at 12:14 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/5/2019 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2019 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 431 (c3)	Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels	Fischer	Similar	Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-73

Committee Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
944116 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Judiciary (Stargel)	4/5/2019 3:39 PM	Replaced by Substitute Amendment 4/10/2019	Web Page PDF
688728 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (944116) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Judiciary (Stargel)	4/8/2019 11:13 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/10/2019	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
4/8/2019 4:00 PM	Judiciary	6 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (4)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
559.917	Bond to release possessory lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop.	Page 3 (pdf)
559.920	Unlawful acts and practices.	Page 5 (pdf)
713.585	Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle.	Page 7 (pdf)
713.78	Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels.	Page 18 (pdf)

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SB 772, Original Filed Version Posted 2/6/2019 at 11:13 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/22/2019 (pdf) Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2019 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 431 (c2)	Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels	Fischer	Similar	Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-73

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
888030 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Banking and Insurance (Stargel)	3/22/2019 3:56 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/25/2019	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
3/25/2019 4:00 PM	Banking and Insurance	8 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (4)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
559.917	Bond to release possessory lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop.	Page 1 (pdf)
559.920	Unlawful acts and practices.	Page 4 (pdf)
713.585	Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle.	Page 6 (pdf)
713.78	Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels.	Page 14 (pdf)

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