CS/HB 237: Legal Instruments
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington
Legal Instruments; Defines "witness"; defines "mortgagee" & "mortgagor"; requires that lien created by assignment of rents be perfected against mortgagor in addition to third parties under certain conditions; revises types of expenses that may be paid by collected rents; defines "property"; expands scope of final judgment of foreclosure to include other liens; requires award of attorney fees in certain circumstances; defines "mortgagor"; provides for retroactive applicability.
Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/1/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 286 (Ch. 2023-215)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/1/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 286 (Ch. 2023-215)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/18/2023 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/25/2023 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| 2/7/2023 | House |
• Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/14/2023 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| 2/15/2023 | House |
• Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 2/21/2023 | House |
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee |
| 3/7/2023 | House |
• Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 3/9/2023 | House |
• Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee |
| 3/10/2023 | House |
• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda |
| 3/14/2023 | House |
• Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 5/1/2023 | House |
• Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 286 (Ch. 2023-215) |
