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CS/HB 1013: Residential Construction Warranties

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Artiles

Residential Construction Warranties; Provides legislative findings; provides legislative intent to affirm limitations to doctrine or theory of implied warranty of fitness & merchantability or habitability associated with construction & sale of new home; provides definition; prohibits cause of action in law or equity based upon doctrine or theory of implied warranty of fitness & merchantability or habitability for damages to offsite improvements; provides that existing rights of purchasers of homes or homeowners' associations to pursue certain causes of action are not altered or limited; provides for applicability of act; provides for severability.

Effective Date: July 1, 2012, and applies to all cases accruing before, pending on, or filed after that date
 Last Action: 4/29/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-161
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/12/2011 House • Filed
    12/28/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 100
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 100
    1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
    1/31/2012 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -HJ 323
    2/1/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 314
    2/2/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 451
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 451
    2/14/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/16/12, 11:30 am, 404 HOB
    2/16/2012 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 2 -HJ 683
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 683
    2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
    2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 734
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 792
    • CS passed; YEAS 106 NAYS 10 -HJ 792
    2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 825
    • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 825
    3/8/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 1045
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1045
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1196 -SJ 1045
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 1045
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 1045
    • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 4 -SJ 1045
    3/8/2012 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1245
    4/13/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/27/2012 • Approved by Governor
    4/29/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-161

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  • CS/HB 1013, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2012 at 10:02 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1196 (c2) Residential Construction Warranties Bennett Similar Last Action: 3/8/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1013 (Ch. 2012-161) -SJ 1045
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    553.835 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1013, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/1/2012 at 7:57 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1196 (c2) Residential Construction Warranties Bennett Similar Last Action: 3/8/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1013 (Ch. 2012-161) -SJ 1045
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/23/2012 3:18 PM House 106 Yeas - 10 Nays
    3/8/2012 4:39 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    553.835 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • HB 1013, Original Filed Version Posted 12/12/2011 at 4:09 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/30/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1196 (c1) Residential Construction Warranties Bennett Similar Last Action: 3/8/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1013 (Ch. 2012-161) -SJ 1045
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    634821 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Artiles 1/30/2012
    7:11 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    1/31/2012     		PDF
    hierarchy 388523 - Amendment to Amendment (634821)
    Remove line 43 of the amendment and insert:     		Kiar 1/30/2012
    7:13 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    1/31/2012     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    553.835 Page 2 (pdf)

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