Amendment No. 378

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 273                                                                           (BDR 3‑252)

Proposed by: Committee on Commerce and Labor

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

Adoption of this amendment will REMOVE the 2/3s majority vote requirement from SB273.

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 3 through 8 and inserting:

     “1.  If an owner of a residence or appurtenance, a homeowner’s association that is responsible for a residence or appurtenance or a representative of such an owner or homeowner’s association has hired, contracted with or paid any person to inspect the residence or appurtenance to obtain information related to any condition or damage which has the potential to result in a claim for a constructional defect, the person may not conduct the inspection of the residence or appurtenance unless the contractor who is allegedly responsible for the condition or damage has been provided with:

     (a) Notice of the inspection not less than 3 working days before the date that the inspection is conducted; and

     (b) A reasonable opportunity to be present or to have a representative of the contractor present when the inspection is conducted.

     2.  The provisions of this section apply to an inspection regardless of whether a claim has been made or an action has been commenced against the contractor pursuant to NRS 40.600 to 40.695, inclusive.”.

     Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

AN ACT relating to real property; providing that a contractor must be given notice of and a reasonable opportunity to be present at certain inspections which involve conditions or damage that have the potential to result in a claim for a constructional defect; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Enacts provisions relating to inspections and claims for constructional defects. (BDR 3‑252)”.