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CS/SB 176: Tenants/Repair to Rental Property

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Meadows ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Forman

Tenants/Repair to Rental Property; provides for tenant to repair premises after notice to landlord; provides for deduction of costs of repair from rent due; provides limitations; provides for right of tenant to repair to be defense to action for rent or possession; provides for payment of certain funds into registry of court; prohibits retaliatory actions by landlord. Creates 83.565; amends 83.60,.64.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/1/1997 Senate • Prefiled
    10/24/1997 Senate • Referred to Judiciary
    2/9/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/18/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C
    2/18/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Judiciary
    2/23/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar
    3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00017; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/18/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C; Comm. Action:-CS by Judiciary -SJ 00009; CS read first time on 03/03/98 -SJ 00095; Placed on Calendar -SJ 00009
    4/1/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00343
    4/2/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00343
    4/8/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00406; Read second time -SJ 00402; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00402; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00402; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00403
    4/9/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00424; Amendment pending -SJ 00424
    4/13/1998 Senate • Pending amendment failed -SJ 00433; CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 11 -SJ 00433; Immediately certified -SJ 00433
    4/13/1998 House • In Messages
    5/1/1998 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 176, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/10/1998 at 2:58 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1163 (c1) Tenants/Repair to Rental Property Real Property & Probate Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died on Justice Council Calendar
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    032910 - Amendment
    Klein 4/10/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/13/1998 10:30 AM Senate 12 Yeas - 23 Nays
    4/13/1998 10:31 AM Senate 26 Yeas - 11 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.565
    83.60 Defenses to action for rent or possession; procedure.
    83.64 Retaliatory conduct.

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  • CS/SB 176, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/25/1998 at 7:31 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/18/1998 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    101478 - Amendment
    Hargrett 5/10/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    562966 - Amendment
    Hargrett 5/12/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    671816 - Amendment
    Meadows 5/12/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/8/1998 12:08 PM Senate 22 Yeas - 10 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.565
    83.60 Defenses to action for rent or possession; procedure.
    83.64 Retaliatory conduct.

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  • SB 176, Original Filed Version Posted 1/26/1998 at 1:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.565
    83.60 Defenses to action for rent or possession; procedure.
    83.64 Retaliatory conduct.

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