State and Local Reporter - 11/25/2003 (Plain Text Version)

Duane Willenbring, Chair
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

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In this issue:
State and Local Associations Receive Prestigious Legislative Award
Long Island Builders Beat Back Real Estate Transfer Tax
California Adopts Workers' Comp Reform Measure
Wichita Hosts Successful SLGA Conference
Voters Reject Excessive Regulation in November Elections
States' Fiscal Storms Show Signs of Subsiding
White Paper Series Now Online at www.NAHB.org
Expert Panel Reports on Health Effects of Indoor Mold
Study Skeptical About Solving Transportation Woes Through High-Density Development
Builders May Be Entitled to CIAC Refunds From Utilities
NAHB Staff, Subject Directories Now Available Online

State and Local Associations Receive Prestigious Legislative Award

Eighteen state and local home builders associations received the Legislative Pathfinder Award for working in their respective state capitols to improve the industry's general liability insurance climate. The awards were presented by NAHB President C. Kent Conine during the State & Local Government Affairs Conference held recently in Wichita, KS.

Associations from around the country were recognized for advocating construction defect dispute reform, most notably through “Notice and Opportunity to Repair” legislation. The laws establish a process for resolving construction defect disputes in the home rather than in court.

While the laws are not a cure-all for the liability insurance crisis, Conine said the legislation is a “very important part of a very complex solution.”

Thirteen states adopted some form of “Notice and Opportunity to Repair” legislation during the 2003 session, and a total of 18 states have laws on the books.

“This kind of success is illustrative of building associations' strength and influence in state legislatures across the country,” said Conine.

Recipients of the 2003 Legislative Pathfinder Awards include