Senators’ ire over warranty bill cools

From The Olympian…

“Two lawmakers who fired off criticisms when House Speaker Frank Chopp killed their home-warranty legislation have softened their tone.

“I don’t want to start a war. I don’t see any good coming from a war with Frank Chopp,” Democratic Sen. Brian Weinstein of Mercer Island said Tuesday. “After he killed the bill, he was gracious enough to come see me in my office Friday afternoon. I was very angry and he was polite.”

Weinstein’s proposal, Substitute Senate Bill 5550, created a 10-year home warranty for new-home buyers. It guaranteed entire structures for 10 years and covered some details. Among those details were guarding against general defects for two years, electrical and plumbing problems for three years, and moisture for five years…”