SB 1488 (2020) -  Construction Defects

General Bill by Gruters
Construction Defects: Specifying that certain disclosures and documents must be provided before a claimant may file an action; revising the timeframes within which certain persons are required to serve a written response to a notice of claim; providing requirements for the repair of alleged construction defects; prohibiting certain persons from requiring advance payments for certain repairs; requiring parties to a construction defect claim to participate in certain mandatory nonbinding arbitration within a specified time, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Community Affairs on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
  • Judiciary
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 295 Subject: Construction Defects Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1381 Subject: Construction Defects Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 948 Subject: Construction Defects Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

(None Available)

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Community Affairs Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 109 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 109 Time: 01/13/2020 - 1:10 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/07/2020 - 9:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
558.001 CS/HB 295*
558.002 CS/HB 295*, CS/CS/CS/SB 474, SB 948, CS/HB 1193, HB 1381
558.003 CS/HB 295*
558.004 CS/HB 295, SB 948, HB 1381
558.0045 CS/HB 295

(*) Not the latest version