CS/HB 295 (2020) -  Construction Defects

General Bill by Civil Justice Subcommittee and Santiago
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
Last Event: Died in Commerce Committee on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1381 Subject: Construction Defects Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 948 Subject: Construction Defects Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1488 Subject: Construction Defects Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Committee 2/25/2020 4:36:47 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/31/2020 4:20:41 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/27/2020 4:09:53 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Commerce Committee Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: c1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Commerce Committee agenda Time: 02/25/2020 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/03/2020 - 5:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Now in Commerce Committee Time: 02/03/2020 - 3:21 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/03/2020 - 3:21 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Commerce Committee Time: 02/03/2020 - 3:21 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/31/2020 - 4:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 01/31/2020 - 4:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/31/2020 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/29/2020 - 4:39 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/27/2020 - 4:03 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 10/16/2019 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 10/16/2019 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Business & Professions Subcommittee Time: 10/16/2019 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 10/16/2019 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 10/04/2019 - 5:19 PM Member: Santiago Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
475.278 CS/HB 707, CS/SB 1124
558.004 SB 948, HB 1381, SB 1488
558.0045 SB 1488
558.006
558.007