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UTAH STATE SENATE
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX * 320 STATE CAPITOL

P.O. BOX 145115 * SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5115 * (801) 538-1035

        February 11, 2008

Mr. President:

    The Business and Labor Committee reports a favorable recommendation on S.B. 220, CAUSE OF ACTION FOR DEFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION, by Senator C. Bramble, with the following amendments:


1.    Page 1, Line 27 through Page 2, Line 36 :    

             27          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), an action for defective

  design or       construction is limited

             28      to breach of the contract.
             29          (2) An action for defective
  design or       construction may include physical property damage or

             30      physical personal injury if the damage or injury is caused by the defective
  design or       construction.

             31          (3) For purposes of this section, property damage does not include:
             32          (a) the failure of construction to function as designed; or
             33          (b) diminution of the value of the constructed property because of the defective
  design or      

             34
     construction.
             35          (4) An action for defective
  design or       construction may be brought only by a person in privity of

             36      contract with the original contractor
  , architect, engineer,       or the real estate developer.


        Respectfully,

        Kevin T. VanTassell
        Committee Chair

Voting: 5-0-2
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