Bill Text: TX SB1215 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to study issues related to construction contracts.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Vetoed) 2017-06-15 - Vetoed by the Governor [SB1215 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB1215-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 1215 | ||
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| relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to study | ||
| issues related to construction contracts. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEE. (a) A joint interim | ||
| committee is created to conduct a study under Section 2 of this Act. | ||
| (b) The joint interim committee is composed of members of | ||
| the appropriate standing committees of the senate and the house of | ||
| representatives as determined by the lieutenant governor and the | ||
| speaker of the house of representatives. | ||
| (c) The lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of | ||
| representatives shall each designate a co-chair from among the | ||
| joint interim committee members, and the joint interim committee | ||
| shall convene at the joint call of the co-chairs. | ||
| (d) The joint interim committee has all other powers and | ||
| duties provided to a special or select committee by the rules of the | ||
| senate and house of representatives, by Subchapter B, Chapter 301, | ||
| Government Code, and by policies of the senate and house committees | ||
| on administration. | ||
| SECTION 2. INTERIM STUDY. (a) The joint interim committee | ||
| shall conduct a study on issues relating to construction contracts | ||
| in this state to the extent the committee determines appropriate. | ||
| Those issues may include: | ||
| (1) the allocation of liability among persons involved | ||
| in a construction project; | ||
| (2) relationships among parties to construction | ||
| contracts, including property owners, general contractors, | ||
| subcontractors, and design professionals; | ||
| (3) liens on real property arising from construction | ||
| contracts; | ||
| (4) indemnification and insurance issues; | ||
| (5) warranties; | ||
| (6) standards of care for persons involved in | ||
| construction projects; and | ||
| (7) civil actions and other forms of dispute | ||
| resolution arising from construction defects and remedies for | ||
| construction defects. | ||
| (b) Not later than December 1, 2018, the joint interim | ||
| committee shall issue a report on the study required under this | ||
| section to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of | ||
| representatives, and the appropriate standing committees of the | ||
| house of representatives and the senate. | ||
| SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. The joint interim committee created | ||
| under Section 1 of this Act is abolished and this Act expires | ||
| September 1, 2019. | ||
| SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
| immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
| elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
| Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
| immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1215 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2; and that | ||
| the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 27, 2017, by the | ||
| following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1215 passed the House, with | ||
| amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 77, | ||
| Nays 69, one present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
