Date: 01/26/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB12-1093

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to postpone House Bill 12-1093 indefinitely.
Moved to refer House Bill 12-1093 to the Committee		PASS
FAIL



03:12 PM -- House Bill 12-1093

Representative Soper, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 12-1093 concerning the right of an insured homeowner to have a defective appliance replaced as part of an insurance subrogation action to recover damages to a dwelling unit caused by a defective appliance. The bill requires the judgment or settlement in a homeowner's insurance subrogation claim to provide for the replacement of a defective appliance. The bill affects only those claims where the insured loss was caused by the defective appliance and damages exceed $5,000.

Representative Soper responded to questions from the committee regarding what would be considered an appliance under the bill and how it would be determined that an appliance is defective. Representative Soper distributed a letter from the Attorney General's Office to his constituent that will be testifying on the bill (Attachment D).

120126AttachD.pdf

03:29 PM -- Helmet Koeckert, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He talked about his personal experience with a defective appliance and how the bill would have helped in his situation. He responded to questions from the committee.

BILL:HB12-1093
TIME: 03:48:48 PM
MOVED:Soper
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 12-1093 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 4-7.
SECONDED:Court
VOTE
Balmer
No
Court
Yes
Holbert
No
Miklosi
Excused
Priola
No
Soper
Yes
Swerdfeger
No
Szabo
No
Tyler
Yes
Williams A.
Excused
Wilson
Yes
Swalm
No
Liston
No
YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB12-1093
TIME: 03:49:53 PM
MOVED:Balmer
MOTION:Moved to postpone House Bill 12-1093 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4.
SECONDED:Holbert
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Court
No
Holbert
Yes
Miklosi
Excused
Priola
Yes
Soper
No
Swerdfeger
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Tyler
No
Williams A.
Excused
Wilson
No
Swalm
Yes
Liston
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS