House Sponsors: LOPEZ-O'BRIEN-SCOTT-ACEVEDO-KENNER, GILES, DAVIS,STEVE, JOHNSON,TIM, HARRIS, DAVIS,MONIQUE, DART AND SMITH,MICHAEL. Senate Sponsors: CULLERTON Short description: HOME REPAIR FRAUD-INFER INTENT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Home Repair Fraud Act. Provides that the trier of fact may infer intent or knowledge that a person promises performance that the person does not intend to perform and knows will not be performed when, after no performance or no substantial performance of a contract or agreement for home repair, the person fails or refuses to return payments made by the victim and other conditions are met. (The new provision replaces language providing that there shall be a rebuttable presumption of intent or knowledge that a person promises performance which the person does not intend to perform and knows will not be performed if, after no performance or no substantial performance of a contract or agreement for home repair, the person fails or refuses to return payments made by the victim and other conditions are met.) Adds a legislative declaration. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) HB231 will not have a fiscal impact on DCCA. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status