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2002 SESSION

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HB 150 New home breach of warranty; provisions.

Introduced by: L. Preston Bryant, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

New home breach of warranty. Provides that in the event of a breach of warranty on a new home for any defect discovered after July 1, 2002, such vendee shall first provide the vendor, at his last known address, a notice sent by registered or certified mail stating the nature of the warranty claim. After such notice, the vendor shall have a reasonable period of time, not to exceed one year, to cure the defect, which is the subject of the warranty claim. Under current law there is no statutory opportunity to cure; there is only a cause of action created on behalf of the purchaser.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/28/01 024472652  pdf
• 01/23/02  House: Printed as engrossed 024472652-E  pdf
• 02/25/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB150ER)  pdf
• 04/09/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0795)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/28/01 024472652
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/17/02  House: Reported from General Laws with amd (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/02  House: Read first time
• 01/22/02  House: Passed by for the day
• 01/23/02  House: Read second time
• 01/23/02  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/23/02  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/23/02  House: Printed as engrossed 024472652-E
• 01/24/02  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/25/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/25/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/13/02  Senate: Reported from General Laws with amds (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/18/02  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/18/02  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/18/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/18/02  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/20/02  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/02  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB150ER)
• 03/07/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/08/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 795 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/09/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0795)