HB 343 -- Design Professional Mechanic's Liens

Sponsor:  Jacob

This bill gives a design professional a lien on the property and
improvements, whether or not construction has commenced, if the
design professional contracted with the owner or proprietor and
that person was owner or proprietor of the property at the time
of the contract or the time the lien was filed.  Such lien will
be on an equal footing with other mechanic's liens for that
property, and divided pro rata, regardless of their filing dates.

The bill also repeals the provision allowing a corporation
engaged in the practices of architecture, engineering, or land
surveying to meet its registration requirement by having a
corporate officer and majority stockholder registered as an
individual.