1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to home warranties; requiring homeowners who perform their own home 
1.3 	improvement work to be responsible for homeownership warranty obligations;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327A.01, subdivision 7.1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327A.01, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 7.Vendor. "Vendor" means any person, firm, or corporation that constructs 
1.8 	dwellings, including the construction of dwellings on land owned by vendees. Vendor 
1.9 	includes an owner who obtains a valid building permit from a municipality or county and 
1.10 	performs home improvement work on the owner's dwelling. Vendor does not include a 
1.11 	subcontractor or material supplier involved in the construction of a dwelling.