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CS/CS/CS/SB 966: Builder Warranties

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Commerce and Tourism ; Banking and Insurance ; Burgess

Builder Warranties; Requiring a builder to provide certain warranties for a newly constructed home for a specified period; requiring the builder to comply with the warranty requirement even if the newly constructed home is sold or transferred; requiring the builder to remedy at the builder’s expense certain defects and work damaged; requiring the builder to restore any work damaged in certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/6/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 623 (Ch. 2024-95) -SJ 748
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/15/2023 Senate • Filed
    1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/24/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/29/2024 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    1/30/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Commerce and Tourism
    2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/06/24, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
    2/6/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/7/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
    2/8/2024 Senate • Now in Rules
    2/9/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/21/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/24, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/26/2024 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    2/28/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    3/4/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/24
    3/6/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 747
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 623 -SJ 748
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 623 (Ch. 2024-95) -SJ 748

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 966, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2024 at 9:01 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 623 (er) Builder Warranties Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/16/2024 Chapter No. 2024-95 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    664086 - Amendment
    Delete lines 26 - 74 and insert:     		Burgess 3/5/2024
    10:27 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/5/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    553.837 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 966, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/6/2024 at 4:13 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/28/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 623 (c2) Home Warranty Transfers Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/16/2024 Chapter No. 2024-95 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    790218 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (Burgess)     		2/23/2024
    1:51 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    2/27/2024     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 540480 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (790218)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (Burgess)     		2/26/2024
    9:36 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/27/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/26/2024 2:00 PM Rules 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    634.312 Forms; required provisions and procedures. Page 2 (pdf)
    634.331 Coverage of property for sale. Page 2 (pdf)
    634.601 Page 3 (pdf)
    634.602 Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 966, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/30/2024 at 8:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2024 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 623 (c2) Home Warranty Transfers Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/16/2024 Chapter No. 2024-95 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    488320 - Amendment
    Delete lines 90 - 93 and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Burgess)     		2/5/2024
    10:18 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/6/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/6/2024 11:30 AM Commerce and Tourism 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    634.312 Forms; required provisions and procedures. Page 2 (pdf)
    634.331 Coverage of property for sale. Page 2 (pdf)
    634.601 Page 3 (pdf)
    634.602 Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 966, Original Filed Version Posted 12/15/2023 at 12:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2024 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 623 (c2) Home Warranty Transfers Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/16/2024 Chapter No. 2024-95 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    188400 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Burgess)     		1/26/2024
    1:33 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/29/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/29/2024 1:30 PM Banking and Insurance 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    634.312 Forms; required provisions and procedures. Page 1 (pdf)
    634.327 Applicability to warranty on new home. Page 2 (pdf)
    634.331 Coverage of property for sale. Page 2 (pdf)
    634.336 Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined. Page 3 (pdf)

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