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Senate committee clears bill removing special 30-day trial scheduling for mechanics’ liens
Summary
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1,005 to the Senate floor with a “do pass” recommendation after debate on a provision that had allowed lien claimants to force rapid trials.
Senate Bill 1,005, which would remove a statutory provision that allowed parties filing mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens to compel courts to reset calendars and hold a trial within 30 days, was sent to the Idaho Senate floor with a “do pass” recommendation after a voice vote in the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Todd Lakey, State Senator from District 23, told the committee the statute singled out one class of claimant and required courts to vacate already-scheduled proceedings to accommodate expedited lien…
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