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CO SB185
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Byron Pelton
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AI Summary
- Construction professionals owe an independent tort duty of care to build residential homes in a non-defective and reasonable manner, applying equally to original purchasers and subsequent purchasers
- Rejects the Colorado Court of Appeals decision in Appleby v. Dossey Sudik Structural Engineers LLC (2023) as inconsistent with state public policy regarding the "economic loss rule"
- Clarifies that the economic loss rule cannot be used to bar tort claims by original residential home purchasers against construction professionals
- Takes effect 90 days after the legislative session ends, unless a referendum petition is filed, in which case voters would decide in November 2026
Legislative Description
Claims Against Construction Professionals
Courts & Judicial
Last Action
House Third Reading Laid Over to 05/07/2025 - No Amendments
5/5/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/25/2025
Committee of the Whole3/17/2025
Judiciary2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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