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CS/CS/HB 921 - Landlords and Tenants

General Bill   by Judiciary Committee and Civil Justice Subcommittee and Stargel (CO-SPONSORS) Adkins; Porter
Landlords and Tenants: Revises exclusions from application; provides that right to attorney fees may not be waived in lease agreement; provides that attorney fees may not be awarded in claim for personal injury damages based on breach of duty of premises maintenance; revises & provides certain landlord disclosure requirements; provides requirements for disbursement of advance rents; provides limited rebuttable presumption of receipt of security deposits; provides that certain changes to disclosure requirements made by this act are conditional; revises landlord's obligation to maintain premises with respect to screens; revises procedures for termination of rental agreement by landlord; provides that landlord does not waive right to terminate rental agreement or to bring civil action for noncompliance by accepting partial rent, subject to certain notice; provides period to institute action before exemption involving rent subsidies is waived begins upon actual knowledge; revises requirements for termination of tenancy with specific duration; provides that landlords & mobile home park owners must be given opportunity to cure deficiency in any notice or pleadings before dismissal of eviction action; provides examples of conduct for which landlord may not retaliate.
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, March 09, 2012 11:59 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Friday, March 02, 2012 10:43 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

    -  Civil Justice Subcommittee
           On agenda for: 01/18/12 8:30 AM              Notice
        Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action)              See Votes
 
    -  Judiciary Committee
           On agenda for: 02/22/12 8:00 AM              Notice
        Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action)              See Votes
 

Senate Referrals

    -  Judiciary
    -  Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
    -  Budget

Related Bills
Bill # Subject Relationship
CS/CS/SB 1830 Landlords and Tenants Similar
HB 281 Landlords and Tenants Compare
CS/CS/CS/HB 933 Affordable Housing Compare
SB 1082 Landlords and Tenants Compare
CS/CS/SB 1182 Public Housing Compare

Bill Text
Engrossed 2 
Engrossed 1 
A 919139 , Stargel Date Filed: 02/28/12, Line#: 340 House: Adopted 2/29/2012 10:43:14 AM
Committee Substitute 2  
A 336537 , Stargel Date Filed: 02/27/12, Line#: 66 House: Adopted 2/28/2012 11:25:39 AM
Committee Substitute 1  Laid on the Table
D 503191 , Stargel (JDC) Date Filed: 02/21/12, Line#: 0 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 2/22/2012 5:46:05 PM
Original Filed Version  
A 014421 , Stargel (CVJS) Date Filed: 01/17/12, Line#: 52 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 1/18/2012 11:57:52 AM
A 555111 , Stargel (CVJS) Date Filed: 01/17/12, Line#: 115 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 1/18/2012 11:57:54 AM
A 565501 , Stargel (CVJS) Date Filed: 01/17/12, Line#: 292 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 1/18/2012 11:57:57 AM
A 609279 , Kiar (CVJS) Date Filed: 01/18/12, Line#: 463 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 1/18/2012 11:57:59 AM
A 432633 , Kiar (CVJS) Date Filed: 01/18/12, Line#: 562 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 1/18/2012 11:58:00 AM

Staff Analysis

Vote History
Chamber Date Yeas Nays Actions   Vote Detail Barcode
House 02/29/2012 10:49 AM   92 21 Passage Vote [Seq# 937]

Bill History
Event Time Member Committee
03/09/12 S Died in Judiciary Friday, March 09, 2012 11:59 PM
03/05/12 S Referred to Judiciary; Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 848 Monday, March 05, 2012 6:16 PM
03/05/12 S Received -SJ 848 Monday, March 05, 2012 6:11 PM
Message sent to senate Wednesday, February 29, 2012 5:36 PM
02/29/12 S In Messages Wednesday, February 29, 2012 5:13 PM
CS passed as amended; YEAS 92, NAYS 21 Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:49 AM
Passage on third reading Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:49 AM
Amendment 919139 adopted Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:43 AM
Read 3rd time Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:42 AM
Amendment 919139 filed Tuesday, February 28, 2012 6:22 PM
Added to Third Reading Calendar Tuesday, February 28, 2012 6:11 PM
Placed on 3rd reading Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:25 AM
Amendment 336537 adopted Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:25 AM
Read 2nd time Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:09 AM
Amendment 336537 filed Monday, February 27, 2012 1:06 PM
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/28/2012) Friday, February 24, 2012 3:38 PM
Added to Second Reading Calendar Thursday, February 23, 2012 11:07 PM
1st Reading Thursday, February 23, 2012 11:07 PM
Bill referred to House Calendar Thursday, February 23, 2012 5:08 PM
CS Filed Thursday, February 23, 2012 3:01 PM
Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Thursday, February 23, 2012 3:01 PM
Reported out of Judiciary Committee Thursday, February 23, 2012 2:58 PM Judiciary Committee
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (Amended) Wednesday, February 22, 2012 12:00 PM Judiciary Committee
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee Wednesday, February 22, 2012 12:00 PM Judiciary Committee
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Monday, February 20, 2012 4:19 PM Judiciary Committee
Now in Judiciary Committee Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1:17 PM Judiciary Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1:17 PM Judiciary Committee
1st Reading Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:28 PM
CS Filed Tuesday, January 24, 2012 3:09 PM
Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Tuesday, January 24, 2012 3:09 PM
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:38 PM Civil Justice Subcommittee
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:30 AM Civil Justice Subcommittee
Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Friday, January 13, 2012 4:15 PM Civil Justice Subcommittee
1st Reading Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:59 PM
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:25 PM Civil Justice Subcommittee
Referred to Judiciary Committee Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:25 PM Judiciary Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:25 PM Civil Justice Subcommittee
Filed Tuesday, December 06, 2011 4:20 PM Stargel
 

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