Comments on: Chinese Drywall Liability Bill Under Consideration in Louisiana http://helpchinesedrywall.com/2009/06/04/chinese-drywall-liability-bill-under-consideration-in-louisiana/ Help Chinese Drywall - For the latest news on Chinese Drywall in South Florida! Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:11:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://helpchinesedrywall.com/2009/06/04/chinese-drywall-liability-bill-under-consideration-in-louisiana/comment-page-1/#comment-354 admin Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:33:43 +0000 http://helpchinesedrywall.com/?p=288#comment-354 Here is what has been passed. Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall" By G. Trippe Hawthorne The Louisiana Legislature has adopted House Concurrent Resolution No. 185, authored by Representative Tim Burns. The resolution urges and requests that the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Deptartment of Insurance, in consultation with the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, investigate the health risks associated with living in homes that contain drywall imported from China, study the potential homeowners insurance coverage issues, including triggers, endorsements, and exclusions to policies that are related to drywall imported from China, and determine whether such material should be identified as a substandard, unsafe building material. The resolution goes on to request a report of the findings and recommendations of this study to the legislature prior to the convening of the 2010 regular session. http://www.louisianalawblog.com/HCR%20185.pdf Here is what has been passed.

Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of “defective Chinese Drywall”

By G. Trippe Hawthorne

The Louisiana Legislature has adopted House Concurrent Resolution No. 185, authored by Representative Tim Burns. The resolution urges and requests that the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Deptartment of Insurance, in consultation with the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, investigate the health risks associated with living in homes that contain drywall imported from China, study the potential homeowners insurance coverage issues, including triggers, endorsements, and exclusions to policies that are related to drywall imported from China, and determine whether such material should be identified as a substandard, unsafe building material. The resolution goes on to request a report of the findings and recommendations of this study to the legislature prior to the convening of the 2010 regular session.

http://www.louisianalawblog.com/HCR%20185.pdf

]]> By: chad http://helpchinesedrywall.com/2009/06/04/chinese-drywall-liability-bill-under-consideration-in-louisiana/comment-page-1/#comment-353 chad Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:12:33 +0000 http://helpchinesedrywall.com/?p=288#comment-353 Has the above-referenced bill been passed? Will contractors which utilized, or oversaw sub-contractors which utilized Chinese drywall be held responsible for damages associated with it's usage? Thank you. Has the above-referenced bill been passed? Will contractors which utilized, or oversaw sub-contractors which utilized Chinese drywall be held responsible for damages associated with it’s usage? Thank you.

]]>