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