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CS/SB 612: Residential Tenancies

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Steube

Residential Tenancies; Authorizing landlords to require certain employees to undergo level 1 background screenings; requiring a written disclosure and signed acknowledgement of receipt in rental agreements and rental agreement renewals; authorizing tenants to terminate such agreements and renewals under certain circumstances; requiring deposit money to be refunded to tenants upon such termination; providing that tenants are responsible for any damage he or she caused to the premises, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/24/2017 Senate • Filed
    11/2/2017 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 49
    11/27/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 12/05/17, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    12/5/2017 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 103
    12/7/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    12/13/2017 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 103
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 49
    • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 100
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/SB 612, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/7/2017 at 9:08 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 749 Residential Tenancies Plakon Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.684 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 612, Original Filed Version Posted 10/24/2017 at 11:17 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 12/4/2017 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 12/7/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 749 Residential Tenancies Plakon Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    251524 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Steube)     		12/4/2017
    10:14 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/5/2017     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    12/5/2017 10:00 AM Community Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.495 Page 2 (pdf)

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