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CS/CS/SB 1196: Residential Construction Warranties

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary; Community Affairs; Bennett

Residential Construction Warranties; Providing legislative intent to affirm the limitations to the doctrine of implied warranty of fitness and merchantability or habitability associated with the construction and sale of a new home; prohibiting a cause of action in law or equity based upon the doctrine of implied warranty of fitness and merchantability or habitability for offsite improvements; providing that the existing rights of purchasers of homes or homeowners’ associations to pursue certain causes of action are not altered or limited, etc.

Senate Committee References: Community Affairs (CA) , Judiciary (JU)

Last Action: 03/08/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1013 (Ch. 2012-161) -SJ 1045

Effective Date: July 1, 2012, and applies to all cases accruing before, pending on, or filed after that date


Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/07/2011 Senate • Filed
01/10/2012 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 97
• Introduced -SJ 97
01/18/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/23/12, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
01/23/2012 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 264
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
01/24/2012 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 275
01/25/2012 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 264
01/26/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/12, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Meeting cancelled
02/06/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
02/09/2012 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 500
02/13/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 504
02/14/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 500
03/05/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 805
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 805
03/07/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/12
03/08/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1045
• Substituted CS/HB 1013 -SJ 1045
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1013 (Ch. 2012-161) -SJ 1045