California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

AB 3044 — Home inspections: sewer lateral repairs.

Last action — Referred to Com. on B. & P.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law defines a home inspection as a noninvasive, physical examination, performed for a fee in connection with a transfer of real property, of the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems or the structural and essential components of a residential dwelling, as specified. Existing law specifies that a home inspector is an individual who provides home inspections. Under existing law, it is an unfair business practice for a home inspector, a company that employs the inspector, or a company that is controlled by a company that also has a financial interest in a company employing a home inspector, to perform specified acts, including performing or offering to perform for an additional fee, any repairs to a structure on which the inspector, or the inspector's company, has prepared a home inspection report in the past 12 months. This bill would create an exception to the above-described provisions regarding unfair business practices relating to home inspections. The bill would provide that the do not affect the ability of a plumbing contractor who holds a specified license to perform repairs pursuant to the contractor's inspection of a sewer lateral connecting a residence or business to a municipal sewer system if the consumer is provided a specified disclosure before authorizing the home inspection.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  2. Read first time.

  3. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  4. Introduced. To print.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 3044 do?
Existing law defines a home inspection as a noninvasive, physical examination, performed for a fee in connection with a transfer of real property, of the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems or the structural and essential components of a residential dwelling, as specified. Existing law specifies that a home inspector is an individual who provides home inspections. Under existing law, it is an unfair business practice for a home inspector, a company that employs the inspector, or a company that is controlled by a company that also has a financial interest in a company employing a home inspector, to perform specified acts, including performing or offering to perform for an additional fee, any repairs to a structure on which the inspector, or the inspector's company, has prepared a home inspection report in the past 12 months. This bill would create an exception to the above-described provisions regarding unfair business practices relating to home inspections. The bill would provide that the do not affect the ability of a plumbing contractor who holds a specified license to perform repairs pursuant to the contractor's inspection of a sewer lateral connecting a residence or business to a municipal sewer system if the consumer is provided a specified disclosure before authorizing the home inspection.
Who sponsors AB 3044?
AB 3044 is sponsored by Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 3044?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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