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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

February 28, 2006

Mr. President and Mr. Speaker:

    The Joint Conference Committee comprised of Sens. Hatch, Jenkins, and Fife, and Reps. Morley, Wiley, and Clark, S., recommends 1st Sub. H.B. 160, CONSTRUCTION STANDARD AMENDMENTS, by Representative M. Morley, with the following amendments:

A.    Include all House amendments of the Lilac copy dated 2-16-2006.

B.    Do not include the Senate amendments.

C.    Also include the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 35 through 36
    House Floor Amendments
    2-16-2006 :
    

             35      AMENDS:
    

  38-1-2, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah 1999      

             36          38-1-7, as last amended by Chapter 64, Laws of Utah 2005

2.    Page 2, Line 47
    House Floor Amendments
    2-16-2006 :
    

             47      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
      Section 1. Section 38-1-2 is amended to read:      

     38-1-2 .   "Contractors" and "subcontractors" defined.
    
{   Any   }        (1) Except for a person who contracts with an owner-builder,

a       person who does work or furnishes materials by contract, express or implied, with the owner, as provided in this chapter,      {   shall be   }        is       considered an original contractor, and      {   all   }        any       other      {   persons   }        person       doing work or furnishing materials      {   shall be   }        is       considered      {   subcontractors   }        to be a subcontractor       .


      (2) As used in this chapter:

    (a) "original contract" means a contract between an original contractor and the owner of real property to furnish labor, equipment, or materials to the real property;
    (b) "original contract" does not include a contract between an owner- builder and another person;
    (c) an "original contract" is considered to exist between an owner-builder and itself; and
    (d) "owner-builder" means an owner of real property who obtains a building permit for work on the owner's property that will consist of more than one contract between the owner and any other person.  


     Renumber remaining sections accordingly.

3.    Page 5, Lines 137 through 145 :    

             137          
{   (h) "Original contract":

             138          (i) means a contract between an original contractor, as that term is used in Section
             139      38-1-2 , and the owner of real property or the owner's agent to furnish labor, equipment, or
             140      materials to the property; and
             141          (ii) does not include a contract between an owner-builder and another person.
             142          (i) "Owner-builder" means an owner of real property who obtains a building permit for
             143      work on the owner's property that will consist of more than one contract between the owner
             144      and another person.  
}

             145          
{   [   } (h)      {   ]   }      {   (j)   } "Program" means the State Construction Registry

Program created in this



4.    Page 13, Line 377
    House Floor Amendments
    2-16-2006 :
    

             377          (1) (a) (i)
{   A   }        Except for a person who has a contract with an owner or an owner-builder, a       subcontractor      {   or supplier   } shall file a preliminary notice with the database


5.    Page 13, Line 391
    House Floor Amendments
    2-16-2006 :
    

             391          (b) If a
{   subcontractor or supplier   }        person       files a preliminary notice after the period prescribed


6.    Page 13, Line 395
    House Floor Amendments
    2-16-2006 :
    

             395      precludes a
{   subcontractor or supplier   }        person       from [filing] maintaining any claim for compensation


7.    Page 14, Line 398 :    

             398      notice, except as against the person with whom the
{   subcontractor or supplier   }        person       contracted.


8.    Page 14, Lines 417 through 418
    House Floor Amendments
    2-16-2006 :
    

             417          (iii) Upon request by a
{   subcontractor or supplier   }        person identified in Subsection 38-1-32(1)(a)(i)       , an original contractor shall provide

             418      the
{   subcontractor or supplier   }        person       with the building permit number for the project, or the number


9.    Page 14, Lines 419a through 419b


    House Floor Amendments
    2-16-2006 :
    

             419a      S.
{   (e) An original contractor, or other person who has a contract directly with the owner of a

             419b      construction project, need not file a preliminary notice under this section.  
}
.S

    

        Respectfully,

        Sen. Hatch
        Senate Chair, Conference Committee

        Rep. Morley
        House Chair, Conference Committee

Voting: 5-0-1
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Bill Number
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HB0160S01
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