HOME REPAIR AND REMODELING
Summary
Amends the Home Repair and Remodeling Act. Provides that provisions concerning home repair services following damaging weather shall not be construed to prohibit a contractor from discounting the total cost of any home repair or remodeling project when a person requesting services performs some of the work necessary to complete the requested home repair or remodeling project. Provides that when a written contract with a contractor offering home repair or remodeling services to provide goods or services to be paid from the proceeds of a property and casualty insurance policy is cancelled, the contractor shall tender to the insured only those payments, partial payments, or deposits made by the insured that are in excess of any restocking fees paid by the contractor upon returning materials or supplies bought in anticipation of full performance under the contract. Provides that a contractor offering home repair or remodeling services may post a bond in order to ensure that full contract performance is completed and upon posting of a bond, full payment shall be rendered to the contractor.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2013
Committee Review
Apr 2013
Senate Passage
Apr 2013
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2013
Last action Jan 13, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2013
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 53
Apr 10, 2013
D
Democratic35
91% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 11, 2013
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2013
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 10, 2013
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-5)
senate
Mar 19, 2013
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-001
upper
Mar 19, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 19, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 15, 2013
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 15, 2013
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
upper
Feb 27, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 13, 2013
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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