FIC: Fraud Bill On the Move in the Senate

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee passed the substantive DFS fraud bill, SB 1012, and a public records bill relating to the DFS fraud bill, SB 1014, on April 3, 2017.  Both bills have two committees left.   The committee adopted a delete everything amendment to both bills before…

FIC: Construction Defect Bill Passes House

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill designed to provide clarification as to when the statute of limitation and statute of repose start for construction defect claims by defining when the construction contract is considered complete passed the House on March 30, 2017 by a vote of 114-0.  The Senate companion, which is identical,…