CS/CS/HB 1517: Residential Tenancies
GENERAL BILL by Gannon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adams ; Barreiro ; Brandenburg ; Fields ; Joyner ; Planas ; Porth ; Sobel
Residential Tenancies; provides for early lease termination if victim of domestic violence, repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence elects to leave residential rental property; requires victim to comply with any criminal investigation & prosecution re such offenses; allows rental agreement to provide for liquidated damages upon breach & for fee for tenant to obtain early termination of rental agreement in certain circumstances, etc. Amends Ch. 83.
Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2005 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/8/2005 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00133 |
| 3/21/2005 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice (JC); Justice Council -HJ 00252 |
| 4/4/2005 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice (JC), 04/06/05, 9:15 am, 24-H |
| 4/6/2005 | House |
• Favorable with CS amendment by Civil Justice (JC); YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -HJ 00486 |
| 4/11/2005 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Justice Council -HJ 00486 |
| 4/21/2005 | House |
• On Council agenda-- Justice Council, 04/22/05, 8:00 am, 404-H |
| 4/22/2005 | House |
• Favorable with CS amendment by- Justice Council; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00906 |
| 4/26/2005 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00906 |
| 4/29/2005 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01074; Ordered engrossed -HJ 01074 |
| 5/3/2005 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 01177; Passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 01177 |
| 5/3/2005 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 5/6/2005 | Senate |
• Died in Messages |