Bill Summary

HB 295 Construction Defects (2020 Session)
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Sponsors
by Santiago  CS Sponsors: Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Summary
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: July 1, 2020
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committees of reference
   H Civil Justice Subcommittee
» H Commerce Committee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
10/04/19
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Filed
10/16/19
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Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business & Professions Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
10/16/19
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Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
01/27/20
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On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/29/20, 8:00 am, 404 H
01/29/20
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Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; 9 Yeas, 4 Nays
01/31/20
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/03/20
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Reference to Business & Professions Subcommittee removed; Reference to Commerce Committee added; Remaining references: Commerce Committee; Judiciary Committee
02/03/20
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Now in Commerce Committee
02/25/20
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 02/27/20, 8:00 am, 212 K
02/27/20
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Temporarily Postponed by Commerce Committee
03/14/20
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
03/14/20
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Died in Commerce Committee
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bill text & filed amendments
0295
Filed on 10/04/19
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Amendment 403739 DE
Santiago
Filed on 01/28/20
Adopted as Amended
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Amendment 643711 AA
Stone
Filed on 01/29/20
Adopted
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0295C1
Filed on 01/31/20
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Amendment 274359 DE
Santiago
Filed on 02/26/20
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Statute Citations
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