By:  Puente                                                       H.B. No. 208

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 208:                                    

By:  Martinez Fischer                                         C.S.H.B. No. 208



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to persons who may obtain a mechanic's lien on real 
property.      
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 53.021, Property Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(e)  A person who performs labor as part of, or who furnishes 
labor or materials for, the demolition of a structure on real 
property under or by virtue of a written contract with the owner of 
the property or the owner's agent, trustee, receiver, contractor, 
or subcontractor.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies only to labor performed or labor or materials furnished 
under or by virtue of a contract entered into on or after that date.  
Labor performed or labor or materials furnished under or by virtue 
of a contract entered into before that date are governed by the law 
in effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in 
effect for that purpose.