2009 House Bill 4357

Revise special tool lien law

Introduced in the House

Feb. 19, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (D-69)

To revise the “special tool lien law” that clarifies who has ownership rights in tools, dies, jigs, gauges, gauging fixtures, special machinery, cutting tools, or metal castings manufactured by a special tool builder, to establish that an “end user” (the person who uses a tool in the manufacturing process) would not only have a lien on the tool, but also on interest and attorney expense related to a dispute. See non-partisan agency analysis for an explanation.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Feb. 17, 2010

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass.