| Mississippi Improves Home Warranty Act The Home Builders Association of Mississippi also worked this session to improve the state’s builder liability climate. Earlier this month, Governor Haley Barbour signed Senate Bill 2638, legislation adding notice and opportunity to repair provisions to the state’s home warranty act. The amended act requires home owners to notify builders when a construction defect is discovered and give them the chance to repair it. The bill also adds mold damage to the state’s list of warranty exclusions. Notice and Opportunity to Repair Legislation Progresses Throughout U.S. Legislation is active in several other states, including: - Missouri and Hawaii: Both states have new notice and opportunity to repair legislation awaiting action by their governors.
- Arizona and Alaska: Builders associations in both states successfully pushed legislation to strengthen notice and opportunity to repair laws that have been in place since 2002 and 2003, respectively.
- Washington: Capping off a three-year effort, Governor Gary Locke recently signed a bill that enhances the state’s current notice and opportunity to repair law and contains special provisions for condominium construction.
- Florida: A bill to enhance the state’s existing notice and opportunity to repair law is sitting on the governor’s desk awaiting action.
- Alabama, California, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina: These states still have bills active in their legislatures. Additional coverage will follow as these bills advance.
For information on a specific bill or law, contact your state lobbyist. For answers to general questions on notice and opportunity to repair legislation, e-mail Sam Leyvas or call him at 800-368-5242 x8326. | 
