HB1217
Keeper of livery stable; liens, requirements.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
Chief Patron:
Delores Oates (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Keeper of livery stable; liens; requirements.
Creates a process by which any person that boards, pastures, or otherwise keeps any horse, cattle, or other animal may impose a possessory lien for the reasonable charges due for such animal's care, feeding, and maintenance, including the number of days for which the lienholder may retain possession of the ... (More) animal until certain conditions are met and a procedure for the owner of the animal to dispute such lien. Under current law, the process for imposing a possessory lien for charges due relating to the boarding, pasturing, or keeping of an animal is governed by the same provisions that set out requirements for imposing a lien for the storage of boats, aircraft, and harnesses in a hangar, marina, or tie-down. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100053D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
