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CS/SB 596: Residential Tenancies/Violence [SPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Rich ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Gelber ; Joyner

Residential Tenancies/Violence [SPSC]; Prohibits landlords from discriminating against or retaliating against victims of domestic violence, dating violence, repeat violence, or sexual violence. Authorizes certain victims to terminate a rental agreement before the end of the rental period. Requires a landlord to change a lock or authorize the tenant to change a lock under certain circumstances. Provides a landlord with immunity for certain actions, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
 Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Judiciary
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/8/2009 Senate • Filed
    1/23/2009 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary
    3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary -SJ 00039
    3/27/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/09, 1:30 pm, 37-S
    4/1/2009 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00293; CS read 1st time on 04/02/09 -SJ 00294
    4/2/2009 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/6/2009 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00293
    5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Judiciary

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  • CS/SB 596, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/2/2009 at 12:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 517 Residential Tenancies Williams Compare Last Action: 5/2/2009 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP)
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    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.683

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  • SB 596, Original Filed Version Posted 3/3/2009 at 3:39 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    483240 - Amendment
    		Criminal Justice
    (Deutch)     		3/31/2009
    12:07 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2009     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2009 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.683

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