FINAL BILL REPORT

                            SB 5484

                          C 357 L 93

                      SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

Brief Description:  Preserving rights under prior lien laws.

SPONSORS: Senators Quigley, Roach, Vognild, Prince, Loveland, Moyer, McAuliffe and L. Smith

SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR & COMMERCE

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE & LABOR

BACKGROUND:

Major revisions of the construction lien law were enacted in 1991 and 1992.  Both the 1991 and 1992 acts became effective June 1, 1992.  Most of the existing construction lien law was repealed by the 1991 act.

Due to the length of some construction projects, rights established under the previous law may still be unforeclosed.

An argument can be made that these rights vanished with the repeal of the old law, a result which certainly was not intended.

SUMMARY:

Rights established under the construction lien law, as it existed prior to June 11, 1992, are expressly preserved.

The savings clause is made retroactive to June 1, 1992.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

Senate    46   0

House     97   0    (House amended)

Senate    45   0    (Senate concurred)

EFFECTIVE:May 15, 1993