H.B. 362 Amendments to Construction Contracts Regarding Unreasonable Delays

Bill Sponsor:

Rep. Hutchings, Eric K.
Floor Sponsor:
  • Drafting Attorney: Stacey M. Snyder
  • Information
    • Last Action: 27 Feb 2003, House/ failed
    • Last Location: House file for bills not passed

H.B. 362


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First Substitute H.B. 362

Representative Eric K. Hutchings proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
AMENDMENTS TO CONSTRUCTION

             2     
CONTRACTS REGARDING UNREASONABLE

             3     
DELAYS

             4     
2003 GENERAL SESSION

             5     
STATE OF UTAH

             6     
Sponsor: Eric K. Hutchings

             7      This act modifies the Commerce and Trade Code to prohibit the inclusion of a provision
             8      in a construction contract which would waive, release, limit, or extinguish the right to
             9      recover damages or an equitable adjustment for unreasonable delay by another party to
             10      the contract. The act applies to construction contracts entered into on or after July 1,
             11      2003.
             12      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             13      ENACTS:
             14          13-8-6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             15      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             16          Section 1. Section 13-8-6 is enacted to read:
             17          13-8-6. Waiver of right to damages for unreasonable delay prohibited.
             18          (1) A party to a construction contract, as defined in Section 13-8-5 , may seek recovery
             19      for damages or an equitable adjustment arising out of an unreasonable delay in performance
             20      caused by an act or omission or another party to the contract, or a person acting for that party,
             21      when the provisions of the construction contract allow at least one party to recover damages for
             22      delay.
             23          (2) This section shall not apply to construction contracts for construction of a residence
             24      as defined in Section 38-11-102 .
             25          (3) This section applies only to construction contracts entered on or after July 1, 2003.

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Bill Status / Votes
• Senate Actions • House Actions • Fiscal Actions • Other Actions
DateActionLocationVote
1/31/2003 Bill Numbered by Title Without any Substance Legislative Research and General Counsel
2/1/2003 Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed Legislative Research and General Counsel
2/3/2003 House/ 1st reading (Introduced) House Rules Committee
2/19/2003 Bill Numbered but not Distributed House Rules Committee
2/19/2003 Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed House Rules Committee
2/19/2003 House/ received bill from Legislative Research House Rules Committee
2/20/2003 House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst House Rules Committee
2/21/2003 House/ to standing committee House Business and Labor Committee
2/24/2003 House Comm - Favorable Recommendation House Business and Labor Committee6 5 2
2/25/2003 House/ committee report favorable House Business and Labor Committee
2/25/2003 House/ 2nd reading House Rules Committee
2/25/2003 House/ under suspension of the rules House Rules Committee
2/25/2003 House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
2/27/2003 House/ 3rd reading House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
2/27/2003 House/ substituted House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
2/27/2003 House/ failed House file for bills not passed24 47 4