CS/HB 295: Construction Defects
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Santiago
Construction Defects; Requires specified real estate licensees to disclose construction defect claim relating to residential real property & its outcome; revises provisions relating to construction defects including notice of claim requirements, inspections of property subject to claim, & service of copies of notice; provides jury verdict & final judgment requirements; requires seller of real property to disclose specified information relating to construction defect to buyer; requires claimant to notify mortgagee or assignee within specified timeframe after settlement or judgment of construction defect claim; requires claimant to update notice within specified timeframe under certain circumstances.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/4/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 10/16/2019 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business and Professions Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 28 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 28 |
| 1/27/2020 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/29/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 1/29/2020 | House |
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 483 |
| 1/31/2020 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) |
| 2/3/2020 | House |
• Original reference(s) removed: Business and Professions Subcommittee • CS referred to Commerce Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 482 • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 482 • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 481 |
| 2/25/2020 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/27/20, 8:00 am, Webster Hall -- Temporarily Postponed |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Commerce Committee |
643711 - Amendment to Amendment (403739)