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CS/HB 1271: Construction Defect Claims

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee ; Trumbull

Construction Defect Claims; Provides additional requirements for notices of claim, inspections, & notices of acceptance or rejection of settlement offers; requires, rather than authorizes, certain persons to serve copies of notices of claim to certain professionals; revises provisions relating to tolling certain statutes of limitations.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/5/2017 House • Filed
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 132
3/10/2017 House • Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Careers and Competition Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 350
3/24/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 03/28/17, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
3/28/2017 House • CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 493
3/29/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 487
3/30/2017 House • Original reference(s) removed: Careers and Competition Subcommittee
• CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 519
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 519
4/18/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/20/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
4/20/2017 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 787
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 787
5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar