California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2416

Introduced by Assembly Member Stone

February 21, 2014

An act relating to liens.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2416, as introduced, Stone. Liens: laborers and employees.

Existing law grants specified persons, including laborers, as defined, who contribute labor, skill, or services to a work of improvement the right to record a mechanics lien upon the property so improved.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would specify a procedure for various classes of laborers to effectuate a lien for unpaid wages and allow employees to effectuate a lien on the property of their employer for unpaid wages.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would specify a procedure for various classes of
laborers to effectuate a lien for unpaid wages, and allow employees
to effectuate a lien on the property of their employer for unpaid
wages.