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CS/CS/HB 623: Builder Warranties

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; Steele ; Anderson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Leek

Builder Warranties ; Requiring a builder to provide certain warranties for a newly constructed home for a specified period; providing that certain defects are not covered by such warranties; providing construction; requiring the builder to remedy, at the builder's expense, certain defects and restore work damaged; providing that a builder may purchase a warranty from a certain home warranty association to cover specified warranties; requiring the builder to comply with the warranty requirement for a newly constructed home for a specified period even if it is sold or transferred, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/16/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-95
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/21/2023 House • Filed
11/30/2023 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
12/6/2023 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
12/13/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
12/21/2023 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/3/2024 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/19/2024 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
1/23/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
1/24/2024 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
1/25/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/12/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2024)
2/15/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0
2/15/2024 Senate • In Messages
2/16/2024 Senate • Referred to Rules
2/20/2024 Senate • Received
3/6/2024 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 747
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 966 -SJ 748
• Read 2nd time -SJ 747
• Amendment(s) adopted (615874) -SJ 748
• Read 3rd time -SJ 748
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 748
3/6/2024 House • In Messages
3/7/2024 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 615874 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 104, NAYS 7
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
4/2/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/15/2024 • Approved by Governor
4/16/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-95