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CS/CS/HB 673: Residential Tenancies

GENERAL BILL by Stargel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Williams, T.

Residential Tenancies; revises & provides definitions; allows landlord to terminate rental agreement & recover liquidated damages for breach of agreement or charge tenant early termination fee, or both, under certain circumstances; provides limit on combined total damages & fee; requires tenant to indicate acceptance of early termination fee or liquidated damaged provisions in rental agreement; provides applicability & certain retroactive effect, etc. Amends 83.43,.595.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Messages
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2006 House • Filed
1/26/2006 House • Referred to Civil Justice (JC); Business Regulation (CC); Justice Council
2/10/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice (JC), 02/22/06, 10:15 am, 24-H
2/22/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Civil Justice (JC); YEAS 5 NAYS 1
2/27/2006 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
3/2/2006 House • Now in Business Regulation (CC)
3/7/2006 House • Introduced, referred to Civil Justice (JC); Business Regulation (CC); Justice Council -HJ 00056; On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice (JC), 02/22/06, 10:15 am, 24-H; Favorable with CS amendment by Civil Justice (JC); YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -HJ 00144; Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Business Regulation (CC) -HJ 00144
3/14/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation (CC), 03/16/06, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
3/16/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Business Regulation (CC); YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 00267
3/20/2006 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Justice Council -HJ 00267
3/31/2006 House • On Council agenda-- Justice Council, 04/04/06, 9:00 am, 404-H
4/4/2006 House • Favorable by- Justice Council; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 -HJ 00345; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00345
4/21/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00549; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00549; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00550
4/24/2006 House • Read third time -HJ 00560; Passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 3 -HJ 00560
4/24/2006 Senate • In Messages
5/5/2006 Senate • Died in Messages