SB-0971, As Passed House, December 13, 2016

SB-0971, As Passed Senate, October 20, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 971

 

 

May 18, 2016, Introduced by Senators SCHMIDT, SCHUITMAKER, HORN, MACGREGOR, ZORN and KNOLLENBERG and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1980 PA 497, entitled

 

"Construction lien act,"

 

by amending section 114 (MCL 570.1114), as amended by 2006 PA 497.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 114. A contractor does not have a right to a construction

 

lien on the interest of an owner or lessee in a residential

 

structure unless the contractor has provided an improvement to the

 

residential structure pursuant to under a written contract between

 

the owner or lessee and the contractor and any amendments or

 

additions to the contract are also in writing. The contract

 

required by under this section shall contain a statement, in type

 

no smaller than that of the body of the contract, stating all of

 

the following:


     (a) That a residential builder or a residential maintenance

 

and alteration contractor is required to be licensed under article

 

24 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2401 to 339.2412.

 

That an electrician is required to be licensed under the electrical

 

administrative act, 1956 PA 217, MCL 338.881 to 338.892. article 7

 

of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.5701 to 339.5739.

 

That a plumbing contractor is required to be licensed under the

 

state plumbing act, 2002 PA 733, MCL 338.3511 to 338.3569. article

 

11 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.6101 to 339.6133.

 

That a mechanical contractor is required to be licensed under the

 

Forbes mechanical contractors act, 1984 PA 192, MCL 338.971 to

 

338.988.article 8 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL

 

339.5801 to 339.5819.

 

     (b) If the contractor is required to be licensed to provide

 

the contracted improvement, that the contractor is licensed and the

 

contractor's license number.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 963                                      

 

          of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.