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House approves changes to municipal/service‑district water‑bill lien priorities and fees
Summary
The House substituted and amended House Bill 56 to protect new property buyers from inheriting prior water‑bill liens and to change priority and fee rules for lien certification by special improvement districts and service providers; the bill passed 42–31 after floor amendments adjusting lien priority and selected fee amounts.
Representative Mascaro moved to substitute House Bill 56 with a second substitute and described the measure as protecting property rights for new buyers by preventing prior water‑bill liens from automatically jumping to the head of the lien priority list. The sponsor said the substitute addressed concerns from service districts, mortgage/title…
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