Henry Aquino
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 19
Primary
Clarifies the applicability of the statute of repose for actions arising from construction defects. Clarifies the required contents of a notice of claim of construction defect served on a contractor. Amends the process and time frame for a claimant to accept a contractor's offer to settle or inspect and authorize the contractor to proceed with repairs. Limits the amount a claimant can recover if the claimant rejects a contractor's reasonable proposal for inspection or a reasonable offer to remedy. Clarifies the consequences of rejecting an offer of settlement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 507) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Pending Introduction.
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