Construction & Mechanics Lien Blog » Governer Schwarzenegger http://constructionlienblog.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:45:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Efforts to Change California Lien Law Dead…for now http://constructionlienblog.com/2008/12/efforts-to-change-california-lien-law-deadfor-now/ http://constructionlienblog.com/2008/12/efforts-to-change-california-lien-law-deadfor-now/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:00:12 +0000 Scott Wolfe Jr http://constructionlienblog.com/?p=352 Senate Bill 1691 went to Governor Schwarzenegger’s desk, and he vetoed the bill.   The law would have made significant changes to the California Mechanic’s Lien Law – but for the time being, the legislative efforts to make changes to the state’s laws have failed.

Considering the governor’s non-substantive veto message (which was copied and pasted to a number of different bills), it’s safe to assume that the matter will be re-examined in future legislative sessions.

For the time being, however, the California lien laws will remain unchanged.

The governor’s veto message was:

“I am returning Senate Bill 1691 without my signature.  The historic delay in passing the 2008-2009 State Budget has forced me to prioritize the bills sent to my desk at the end of the year’s legislative session.  Given the delay, I am only signing bills that are the highest priority for California.   This bill does not meet that standard and I cannot sign it at this time.”

Zlien will monitor California’s efforts to make changes to the California mechanic’s lien law.

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