Judiciary
Primary
Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits; Authorizing a landlord to offer a tenant the option to pay a fee in lieu of a security deposit; requiring the landlord to notify the tenant of certain unpaid fees and costs within a specified time after the conclusion of the tenancy; requiring a written agreement signed by the landlord, or the landlord’s agent, and the tenant if the tenant decides to pay a fee in lieu of the security deposit; specifying that certain fees, insurance products, and surety bonds are not security deposits; prohibiting a landlord from approving or denying an application for occupancy based on a prospective tenant’s choice to pay a fee in lieu of a security deposit, etc.
Read 2nd time
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2023-181)
Substituted CS/HB 133
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 5
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
Now in Rules
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/22/23, 11:00 am, 401 Senate Building
CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Now in Community Affairs
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
Introduced
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/07/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| S 494 Filed | PDF HTML |
| S 494 c1 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| 964498 - Amendment (Delete All) to S 494 c1 | PDF HTML |
| 289760 - Amendment to S 494 c1 | PDF HTML |
| 689512 - Amendment to S 494 c1 | PDF HTML |
| 736366 - Amendment to S 494 c1 | PDF HTML |
| 265900 - Amendment to S 494 Filed | PDF HTML |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (4/20/2023 1:28 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (4/18/2023 7:44 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) (3/22/2023 2:48 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) (3/21/2023 9:43 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (3/8/2023 8:56 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (3/6/2023 1:31 PM) |
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