CS/HB 1013: Residential Construction Warranties
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Artiles
Residential Construction Warranties; Provides legislative findings; provides legislative intent to affirm limitations to doctrine or theory of implied warranty of fitness & merchantability or habitability associated with construction & sale of new home; provides definition; prohibits cause of action in law or equity based upon doctrine or theory of implied warranty of fitness & merchantability or habitability for damages to offsite improvements; provides that existing rights of purchasers of homes or homeowners' associations to pursue certain causes of action are not altered or limited; provides for applicability of act; provides for severability.
Effective Date: July 1, 2012, and applies to all cases accruing before, pending on, or filed after that date
Last Action: 4/29/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-161
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/29/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-161
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2011 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/28/2011 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 100 |
| 1/10/2012 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 100 |
| 1/27/2012 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB |
| 1/31/2012 | House |
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -HJ 323 |
| 2/1/2012 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 314 |
| 2/2/2012 | House |
• Original reference(s) removed: Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee • CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 451 • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 451 |
| 2/14/2012 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/16/12, 11:30 am, 404 HOB |
| 2/16/2012 | House |
• Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 2 -HJ 683 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 683 |
| 2/20/2012 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12 |
| 2/22/2012 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 734 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 2/23/2012 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 792 • CS passed; YEAS 106 NAYS 10 -HJ 792 |
| 2/24/2012 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 825 • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 825 |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 1045 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1045 • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1196 -SJ 1045 • Read 2nd time -SJ 1045 • Read 3rd time -SJ 1045 • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 4 -SJ 1045 |
| 3/8/2012 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 1245 |
| 4/13/2012 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 4/27/2012 |
• Approved by Governor |
|
| 4/29/2012 |
• Chapter No. 2012-161 |
388523 - Amendment to Amendment (634821)