0001| SENATE BILL 646
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0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| L. SKIP VERNON
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE
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0012| NMSA 1978.
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0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0015| Section 1. Section 37-1-27 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
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0016| Chapter 193, Section 1) is amended to read:
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0017| "37-1-27. CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS--LIMITATION ON ACTIONS
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0018| FOR DEFECTIVE OR UNSAFE CONDITIONS.--
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0019| A. No action to recover damages for any injury to
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0020| property, real or personal, or for injury to the person or for
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0021| bodily injury or wrongful death arising out of the defective or
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0022| unsafe condition of a physical improvement to real property
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0023| [nor any] and no action for contribution or indemnity for
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0024| damages so sustained against any person performing or
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0025| furnishing the construction or the design, planning,
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0001| supervision, inspection or administration of construction of
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0002| [such] the improvement to real property and on account of
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0003| such activity shall be brought after [ten] six years from
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0004| the date of substantial completion of [such] the
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0005| improvement. If the cause of action arises within the six-year
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0006| limitation imposed under this section, the limitation shall not
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0007| extinguish the cause of action until one year after the date on
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0008| which the cause of action arose; provided, this limitation
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0009| shall not apply to any action based on a contract, warranty or
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0010| guarantee [which] that contains express written terms
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0011| inconsistent [herewith] with the provisions of this
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0012| section.
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0013| B. As used in this section, the "date of
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0014| substantial completion" [shall mean] means the date when
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0015| [construction is sufficiently completed so that the owner can
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occupy or use the improvement for the purpose for which it was
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intended or the date on which the owner does so occupy or use
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the improvement or the date established by the contractor as
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the date of substantial completion, whichever date occurs
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last] any of the following first occurs:
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0021| (1) the owner or occupant uses the
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0022| improvement;
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0023| (2) the improvement is available for use by
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0024| the owner or occupant;
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0025| (3) there is a final inspection of the
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0001| improvement by the governmental entity that issued the permit
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0002| for the improvement; or
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0003| (4) one year has passed after cessation of
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0004| work on the improvement."
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0005| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE SB 646/a
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0006| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0008| February 28, 1997
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0009| Mr. President:
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0012| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0014| SENATE BILL 646
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0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0017| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0019| 1. On page 2, line 5, after the word "section" insert "or
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0020| if this section extinguishes an existing cause of action under
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0021| prior law".
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0023| 2. On page 2, line 13, strike the beginning bracket and
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0024| line-through, strike all of the line-through on lines 14 and 15
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0025| and on line 16, strike the line-through up to the second
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0001| occurrence of "or" and insert a beginning bracket.
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0003| 3. On page 2, line 18, after the closing bracket, strike
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0004| the remainder of the line, strike all of lines 19 through 25 and
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0005| on page 3, strike lines 1 and 2 and insert in lieu thereof ",
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0006| whichever date occurs first.".
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0009| Respectfully submitted,
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0013| Fernando R. Macias, Chairman
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0015| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0016| Adopted_______________________
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0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0020| Date ________________________
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0023| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against
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0024| Yes: 5
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0025| No: None
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0001| Excused: Lopez, Sanchez, McSorley
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0002| Absent: None
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