SB 1488: Construction Defects
GENERAL BILL by Gruters
Construction Defects; Specifying that certain disclosures and documents must be provided before a claimant may file an action; revising the timeframes within which certain persons are required to serve a written response to a notice of claim; providing requirements for the repair of alleged construction defects; prohibiting certain persons from requiring advance payments for certain repairs; requiring parties to a construction defect claim to participate in certain mandatory nonbinding arbitration within a specified time, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/7/2020 Senate • Filed
1/13/2020 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 109
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 109
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Community Affairs
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SB 1488, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2020 at 9:55 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 295 (c1) Construction Defects Santiago Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Commerce Committee 
H 1381 Construction Defects Gregory Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
S 948 Construction Defects Baxley Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Community Affairs
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 558.001 Legislative findings and declaration. Page 2 (pdf) 558.002 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf) 558.003 Action; compliance. Page 3 (pdf) 558.004 Notice and opportunity to repair. Page 4 (pdf) 558.0045 Page 12 (pdf)