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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Commerce Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • 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    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • CS/HB 295, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/31/2020 at 4:30 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/25/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1381 Construction Defects Gregory Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 948 Construction Defects Baxley Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Community Affairs Track This Bill
    S 1488 Construction Defects Gruters Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Community Affairs Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    274359 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Santiago 2/26/2020
    6:11 PM     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    475.278 Authorized brokerage relationships; presumption of transaction brokerage; required disclosures. Page 2 (pdf)
    558.004 Notice and opportunity to repair. Page 8 (pdf)
    558.0045 Page 15 (pdf)
    558.006 Page 16 (pdf)
    558.007 Page 16 (pdf)

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  • HB 295, Original Filed Version Posted 10/4/2019 at 5:19 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1488 Construction Defects Gruters Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Community Affairs Track This Bill
    H 1381 Construction Defects Gregory Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 948 Construction Defects Baxley Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Community Affairs Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    403739 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Santiago 1/28/2020
    6:46 PM     		Adopted as Amended
    1/29/2020     		PDF
    hierarchy 643711 - Amendment to Amendment (403739)
    Remove lines 331-337 of the amendment     		Stone 1/29/2020
    11:33 AM     		Adopted
    1/29/2020     		PDF

    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 2 (pdf)
    558.003 Action; compliance. Page 3 (pdf)
    558.004 Notice and opportunity to repair. Page 4 (pdf)
    558.0045 Page 13 (pdf)

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