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2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2833

Real estate brokers; shall not be liable for wrong square footage of property.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT SIZE OR AREA OF REAL PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED BY ANY REAL ESTATE LICENSEE AND SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED ANY WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE OF THE SIZE OR AREA INFORMATION; TO PROVIDE THAT A REAL ESTATE LICENSEE HAS NO DUTY TO THE SELLER OR PURCHASER TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE SIZE OR AREA OF THE REAL PROPERTY; TO PROVIDE THAT A REAL ESTATE LICENSEE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED WITH REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTING MEASUREMENTS OR OPINIONS OF SIZE OR AREA; TO PROVIDE THAT A REAL ESTATE LICENSEE MAY BE LIABLE ONLY WHEN HE KNOWINGLY VIOLATES THE DUTY TO DISCLOSE THE SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Josh Harkins

Its course

February 20 to March 6, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 20 – Mar 6

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published