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CS/SB 2730: Residential Tenancies [EPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Joyner ; Constantine

Residential Tenancies [EPCC]; (THIS BILL COMBINES S2730 & S1596) allows landlord to terminate rental agreement & recover liquidated damages or charge tenant early termination fee for breach of agreement, or both, under certain circumstances; requires tenant to indicate acceptance of early termination fee or liquidated-damages provision in rental agreement in order for provision to take effect; provides limit on combined total of damages & fee, etc. Amends 83.43,.595.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 5/1/2007 Senate - Substituted CS/HB 1277 (Vetoed by Governor) -SJ 00739; Laid on Table -SJ 00739
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/2007 Senate • Filed
    3/20/2007 Senate • Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary -SJ 00192
    4/4/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 04/09/07, 1:15 pm, 110-S
    4/9/2007 Senate • CS combines this bill with SB 1596 -SJ 00330; CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00330; CS read 1st time on 04/11/07 -SJ 00341; Remaining combined CS references: Judiciary
    4/11/2007 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
    4/12/2007 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00330; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/17/07, 2:00 pm, 110-S
    4/17/2007 Senate • Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00438
    4/18/2007 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00439
    4/20/2007 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00503
    5/1/2007 Senate • Substituted CS/HB 1277 (Vetoed by Governor) -SJ 00739; Laid on Table -SJ 00739

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  • CS/SB 2730, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/11/2007 at 3:08 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2007 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 4/11/2007 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1277 (e1) Patterson Identical Last Action: 5/2/2008 H Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
    Location:
    S 1596 Residential Tenancies [EPCC] Constantine Compare Last Action: 4/9/2007 S CS combines this bill with SB 2730 -SJ 00330; CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00330; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 2730 (Laid on Table in Senate) -SJ 00330
    Location:

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    794938 - Amendment
    		Judiciary
    (Joyner)     		4/17/2007
    11:34 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/17/2007     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/17/2007 2:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 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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  • SB 2730, Original Filed Version Posted 3/2/2007 at 7:32 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    185060 - Amendment
    		Regulated Industries
    (Aronberg)     		4/11/2007
    10:32 AM     		Favorable
    4/11/2007     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/9/2007 1:15 PM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 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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