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TX HB533

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Philip Cortez

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands Texas mechanic's lien law to allow persons who provide labor or supplies for interior cleaning of homes or offices to impose liens on property for unpaid work

  • Adds "cleaning supplies" to the definition of "material" that can be subject to a lien, alongside existing categories like power, water, fuel, and lubricants

  • Includes interior cleaning work in the definition of "improvement" to real property, making it eligible for lien protections previously available only for construction, repair, landscaping, and demolition

  • Sets lien inception date for cleaning services at the recording date of the affidavit of lien, with priority determined by recording order among mechanic's liens

  • Applies only to original contracts entered into on or after September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to imposing liens for labor and supplies provided by cleaners.

Property Interests

Last Action

Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

3/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development3/3/2025

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