S.F. No. 0124

Frivolous liens.

 

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Perkins and Representative(s) Stubson

 

AN ACT relating to liens; providing a process for a governmental official or employee to seek discharge of groundless liens; specifying procedures; providing for discharge of the claim of lien; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/15/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/16/2013   S Received for Introduction

1/16/2013   S Introduced and Referred to S01

1/23/2013   S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Christensen, Esquibel, F., Hicks and Schiffer

Excused:  Senator(s) Burns

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/23/2013   S Placed on General File

 

SF0124SS001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 7           After "affidavit" insert "as affiant".

Page 3-line 22          Delete "stricken and released" insert "null and void and of no further force or effect".

Page 5-line 4           Delete "petitioner" insert "affiant".  SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

 

1/24/2013   S Passed CoW

 

SF0124S2001/ADOPTED     (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 1-line 9           After "W.S." delete balance of line and insert "29‑1‑601(a) and by".

Page 1-lines 15 and 16  Delete.

Page 2-lines 1 through 23     Delete and insert:

"(a)  Any claim of lien against a federal, state or local official or employee based on the performance or nonperformance of that official's or employee's duties shall be invalid unless accompanied by a specific order from a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing the filing of the lien or unless a specific statute authorizes the filing of the lien.  A federal, state or local official or employee may discharge a lien under subsection (b) or (d) of this section.".

Page 3-lines 1 and 2    Delete.

Page 3-line 7           Delete "file" insert "record".

Page 3-line 17          Delete "thirty (30)" insert "twenty (20)".

Page 3-line 18          Delete through "jurisdiction" insert "the district court for the county in which the lien statement was filed".

Page 3-line 21          After "specified," delete balance of line and insert "the affiant may present a copy of the affidavit to the district court clerk for the county in which the lien statement was filed showing the date it was recorded and the district court clerk shall issue a certification that no petition has been filed in response to the affidavit. Upon recording of a certification issued under this subsection with the county clerk, the lien shall be null and void and of no further force or effect.".

Page 3-line 22          Delete the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0124SS001/A) to this line and further amend as follows: delete through "released.".  PERKINS

 

1/25/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/28/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/30/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H01

2/5/2013    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Connolly, Gingery, Halverson, Kroeker, Krone, Walters and Watt

Nays:  Representative(s) Miller

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2013    H Placed on General File

 

SF0124HS001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 4-line 20          Delete "July 1, 2013" insert "March 15, 2013".

Page 4-line 22          Delete "July 1, 2013" insert "March 15, 2013".  GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

 

2/7/2013    H Passed CoW

2/8/2013    H Passed 2nd Reading

2/11/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Moniz, Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Halverson and Miller

Excused:  Representative(s) Gay and Nicholas, B.

Ayes 56    Nays 2    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2013   S Received for Concurrence

2/11/2013   S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 29    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2013   Assigned Number SEA No. 0021

2/12/2013   S President Signed SEA No. 0021

2/12/2013   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0021

2/15/2013   Governor Signed SEA No. 0021

2/19/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0053  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013