House Sponsors: PANKAU AND WOJCIK. Senate Sponsors: KARPIEL-CRONIN Short description: MECH LIEN-RENTAL EQUIP-BONDS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Provides that the bond required of a contractor who contracts with the State (or a political subdivision of the State) for the purpose of construction covers equipment, including rental equipment, used during the construction. Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Provides that a person who furnishes rented equipment, equipment to the extent it is consumed or damaged during construction, and roll-off boxes for debris for the improvement of a structure or land is a contractor and holds a lien on the structure or land. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 550/2 770 ILCS 60/21 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Construction Bond Act to make a grammatical change to the Section concerned with requiring bonds for the construction of public works. Amends the Mechanics Lien Act to make a grammatical change to the Section concerned with persons entitled to liens and the extent of the lien. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 550/1 Adds reference to: 770 ILCS 60/21 from Ch. 82, par. 21 Deletes everything. Amends the Mechanics Lien Act to provide that a person who leases equipment to a contractor of an owner of a parcel of land or a structure for use on that land or structure has a mechanics lien. Provides that any person who leases equipment for a construction project shall be known as a subcontractor and have a lien for the value thereof, with interest. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Further amends the Mechanics Lien Act to provide that a person has a mechanics lien if he or she leases equipment to an owner of a parcel of land or structure (instead of to a contractor) for use in the process of construction about the land or structure where the improvement is not for a single or multi-family residence of less than 10 residences under a common roof. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status