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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
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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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

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  • CS/CS/HB 673, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2006 at 2:06 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 636 Residential Tenancies Clary Compare Last Action: 5/5/2006 S Died in Committee on Judiciary
    Location:

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2006 1:35 PM House 110 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.43 Definitions.
    83.595 Choice of remedies upon breach by tenant.

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  • CS/CS/HB 673, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/20/2006 at 2:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Amendments (6)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    010439 - Amendment
    Stargel 4/20/2006
    4:53 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    284311 - Amendment
    Stargel 4/20/2006
    4:54 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    768713 - Amendment
    Stargel 4/20/2006
    4:55 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 282133 - Amendment to Amendment (768713)
    Stargel 4/20/2006
    7:29 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    544843 - Amendment
    Stargel 4/20/2006
    4:55 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    816057 - Amendment
    Stargel 4/20/2006
    7:30 PM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.43 Definitions.
    83.595 Choice of remedies upon breach by tenant.

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  • CS/HB 673, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/27/2006 at 5:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.595 Choice of remedies upon breach by tenant.

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  • HB 673, Original Filed Version Posted 1/20/2006 at 10:39 AM