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| 5 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL 734 |
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| 6 | 5 | | By Hicks G |
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| 9 | 8 | | HB0734 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 002734 |
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| 11 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28, |
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| 14 | 13 | | relative to the dispute resolution process for |
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| 15 | 14 | | matters involving real property. |
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| 17 | 16 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 18 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 28-3-202, is amended by deleting the |
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| 19 | 18 | | section and substituting instead: |
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| 20 | 19 | | With the exception of actions brought pursuant to ยง 28-1-114(a), all actions, |
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| 21 | 20 | | arbitrations, or other binding dispute resolution proceedings to recover damages for any |
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| 22 | 21 | | deficiency in the design, planning, supervision, observation of construction, or |
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| 23 | 22 | | construction of an improvement to real property, for injury to property, real or personal, |
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| 24 | 23 | | arising out of any such deficiency, or for injury to the person or for wrongful death arising |
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| 25 | 24 | | out of any such deficiency, must be brought against any person performing or furnishing |
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| 26 | 25 | | the design, planning, supervision, observation of construction, or construction of the |
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| 27 | 26 | | improvement within four (4) years after substantial completion of an improvement. |
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| 28 | 27 | | SECTION 2. This act takes effect on July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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