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CS/CS/CS/HB 577: Tenant Safety

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Judiciary Committee ; Regulatory Reform Subcommittee ; Bartleman ; Plakon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington ; Benjamin ; Brown ; Campbell ; Casello ; Chaney ; Davis ; Eskamani ; Gottlieb ; Hawkins ; Hunschofsky ; Joseph ; Mooney ; Morales ; Silvers ; Slosberg-King ; Smith, C. ; Smith, D. ; Stevenson ; Thompson ; Trabulsy

Tenant Safety; Revises what constitutes reasonable notice for repairs of dwelling units; requires operator of apartments to provide tenant or prospective tenant with certain background screening information; requires operator to provide tenant with list of employees or contractors & post such list on grounds of apartment or apartment's website; requires such operator to maintain, & make accessible to certain persons & during discovery, list that accounts for information for specified time period; requires licensee to provide Division of Hotels & Restaurants with certain information during its annual inspection.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 898 (Ch. 2022-222)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/12/2021 House • Filed
    12/6/2021 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/25/2022 House • PCS added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
    1/27/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    1/28/2022 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/31/2022 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    2/15/2022 House • PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    2/17/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    2/18/2022 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    2/27/2022 House • PCS added to Commerce Committee agenda
    2/28/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
    3/1/2022 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
    3/3/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 898 (Ch. 2022-222)

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 577, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2022 at 6:37 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 898 (er) Lodging Standards Stewart Compare Last Action: 6/28/2022 Chapter No. 2022-222

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.53 Landlord’s access to dwelling unit. Page 2 (pdf)
    509.211 Safety regulations. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 577, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/17/2022 at 7:13 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/1/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 898 (c1) Tenant Safety Stewart Compare Last Action: 6/28/2022 Chapter No. 2022-222

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.53 Landlord’s access to dwelling unit. Page 1 (pdf)
    83.684 Page 2 (pdf)
    509.211 Safety regulations. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 577, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/27/2022 at 5:57 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 898 (c1) Tenant Safety Stewart Compare Last Action: 6/28/2022 Chapter No. 2022-222

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.53 Landlord’s access to dwelling unit. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 577, Original Filed Version Posted 11/12/2021 at 1:35 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Regulatory Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/29/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 898 (c1) Tenant Safety Stewart Similar Last Action: 6/28/2022 Chapter No. 2022-222

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.515 Page 2 (pdf)
    83.53 Landlord’s access to dwelling unit. Page 3 (pdf)
    509.211 Safety regulations. Page 4 (pdf)

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