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Judiciary committee clears contractor, permit, task-force repeal and e-bike measures
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed several measures on a decision-making agenda, including amended contractor-repair rules (HP 420), changes to special management area permits (HP 732), repeal of a greenhouse gas sequestration task force (HB 1017) and e-bike age/helmet updates (HP 958).
The Senate Committee on Judiciary spent its decision-making session moving multiple bills out of committee, approving amendments and recording committee passage on several items.
HP 420: Contractor repair and statute-of-repose changes Chair introduced H P 420 and recommended passage with amendments. The amendments clarify that the 10-year statute of repose in section 6-57-8 applies to contract, tort and statutory claims; restate standard limitation periods (2 years for torts, 6 years for contract claims); define "substantial completion" (certificate of occupancy or affidavit of publication notice of completion); require improvements be considered separately to determine applicable limitation periods; allow notices of claim to cover combinations of design, construction and…
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