Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 12 of chapter 254 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 70 and 71, the words "last performed or furnished labor or labor and materials" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- filed the statement required by section 8.

SECTION 2. Section 14 of said chapter 254, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "after", in line 12, the following words:- the later of the filing of the statement required by section 8 or.