99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3048

 

Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Michael Connelly

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
770 ILCS 60/6  from Ch. 82, par. 6

    Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning completion of contracts.


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A BILL FOR

 

SB3048LRB099 20743 JWD 45398 b

1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Mechanics Lien Act is amended by changing
5Section 6 as follows:
 
6    (770 ILCS 60/6)  (from Ch. 82, par. 6)
7    Sec. 6. In no event shall it be necessary to fix or
8stipulate in any contract a time for the the completion or a
9time for payment in order to obtain a lien under this act,
10provided, that the work is done or material furnished within
11three years from the commencement of said work or the
12commencement of furnishing said material in the case of work
13done or material furnished as to residential property; and
14within 5 years from the commencement of said work or the
15commencement of furnishing said material in the case of work
16done or material furnished as to any other type of property.
17The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 97th General
18Assembly become inoperative 3 years after the effective date of
19this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
20(Source: P.A. 97-966, eff. 1-1-13.)