H.B. No. 0274

Real estate disclosure.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn., Anderson, R., Craft, Edmonds, Illoway and Shepperson and Senator(s) Case

 

AN ACT relating to real property; requiring sellers to provide a disclosure statement to prospective buyers as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/19/2007   Bill Number Assigned

1/22/2007   H Received for Introduction

1/23/2007   H Introduced and Referred to H09

2/2/2007    H09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Edmonds, Esquibel, F., Hammons, Harvey, Meyer and Quarberg

Nays:  Representative(s) Lockhart and Steward

Ayes 7    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/2/2007    H Placed on General File

 

HB0274HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 13          Delete "and".

Page 2-line 16          Delete "." insert "; and".

Page 2-After line 16    Insert:

"(vii)  The existence and location of any easements across the land known to the seller or recorded in the records of the county clerk.".  LOCKHART, CHAIRMAN

 

2/5/2007    H Passed CoW

 

HB0274H3001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 11          After "(a)" insert "Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,".

Page 2-After line 16    After the standing committee amendment (HB0274HS001/A) to this line insert:

"(b)  A buyer may waive disclosure of the information required under subsection (a) of this section.".

Page 2-line 18          Delete "(b)" insert "(c)".  ZWONITZER, DN., BROWN

 

2/7/2007    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Throne, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Dockstader, Iekel, Lubnau, Philp, Quarberg, Steward, Teeters and Wallis

Ayes 52    Nays 8    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/9/2007    S Received for Introduction

2/9/2007    S Introduced and Referred to S09

2/16/2007   S09 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Cooper, Fecht, Larson and Vasey

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/16/2007   S Placed on General File

 

HB0274SW001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 18          After "services;" delete "and".

Page 2-line 22          After "clerk" delete "." and insert "; and".

Page 2-After line 22    Insert and renumber:

            "(viii)  Any hazardous conditions including substances, materials and products on the property which may be an environmental hazard.".

Page 3-After line 5     Insert and renumber:

      "(d)  No transfer subject to this section shall be invalidated solely because of the failure to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.  However, any person who willfully or negligently violates or fails to perform the duties prescribed by subsection (a) of this section shall be liable in the amount of actual damages suffered by the buyer.".  FECHT

 

2/23/2007   S Passed CoW

 

HB0274S2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 3-lines 4 and 5    Delete and renumber.  FECHT

 

2/26/2007   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/27/2007   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Perkins and Scott

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 27    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2007   H Received for Concurrence

2/27/2007   H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Gentile

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 1    Nays 59    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2007   H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s)  Brown, Quarberg and Zwonitzer, Dn.

2/28/2007   S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s)  Case, Perkins and Sessions

 

2/28/2007   H Adopted HB0274JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel

Excused:  Representative(s) Edmonds, Harvey, Mercer, Olsen, Simpson and Throne

Ayes 53   Nays 1    Excused 6   Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2007    S Adopted HB0274JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Sessions and Von Flatern.

Nays:  Senator(s) Perkins, Scott, Townsend and Vasey

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 25    Nays 4    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

HB0274JC01/AA     ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Adopt the following Senate amendments:

HB0274S2001/AE

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0274SW001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 3-After line 5           Insert and renumber:

"(c)  No transfer subject to this section shall be invalidated solely because of the failure to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.  However, any person who willfully or negligently violates or fails to perform the duties prescribed by subsection (a) of this section shall be liable in the amount of actual damages suffered by the buyer.".

BROWN, QUARBERG, ZWONITZER, DN., CASE, PERKINS, SESSIONS

 

3/1/2007    Assigned Number HEA No. 0124

3/1/2007    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0124

3/1/2007    S President Signed HEA No. 0124

3/8/2007    Governor Signed HEA No. 0124

3/8/2007    Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0206  Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.