CS/HB 1277 (2007) -  Residential Tenancies

General Bill by Safety & Security Council and Patterson (CO-SPONSORS) Altman; Ambler; Heller; Holder; Nehr
Residential Tenancies: Allows landlord to terminate rental agreement & recover liquidated damages or charge tenant early termination fee for breach of agreement, or both, under certain circumstances; requires tenant to indicate acceptance of early termination fee or liquidated-damages provision in rental agreement in order for provision to take effect; provides limit on combined total of damages & fee; provides liability of tenant for rent, etc.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
Last Event: Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State on Friday, May 2, 2008 7:58 AM
Date Available for Final Passage: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 4:44 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 2730 Subject: Residential Tenancies [EPCC] Relationship: Identical
Bill #: SB 1596 Subject: Residential Tenancies [EPCC] Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Veto Message

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Safety & Security Council 4/23/2007 1:18:17 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Safety & Security Council 4/17/2007 10:27:26 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law 3/21/2007 5:21:39 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law 3/19/2007 5:13:22 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 05/01/2007 08:19 AM   Yeas: 101 Nays: 14 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 341] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 05/01/2007 10:08 AM   Yeas: 36 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 2] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State Time: 05/02/2008 - 7:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Veto Message received, referred to Rules & Calendar Council Time: 06/12/2007 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Rules & Calendar Council Version: er
Event: Vetoed by Governor Time: 05/24/2007 - 6:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/17/2007 - 3:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 05/01/2007 - 10:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 05/01/2007 - 10:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 00739 Time: 05/01/2007 - 10:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Read 2nd and 3rd times -SJ 00739 Time: 05/01/2007 - 10:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Substituted for CS/SB 2730 -SJ 00739 Time: 05/01/2007 - 10:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Judiciary -SJ 00738 Time: 05/01/2007 - 10:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Received, referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary -SJ 00781 Time: 05/01/2007 - 10:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S In Messages Time: 05/01/2007 - 9:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/01/2007 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 101, NAYS 14 Time: 05/01/2007 - 8:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 05/01/2007 - 8:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 05/01/2007 - 8:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/27/2007 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 878021 adopted Time: 04/27/2007 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/27/2007 - 4:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2007) Time: 04/26/2007 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 878021 filed Time: 04/26/2007 - 6:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/23/2007 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/23/2007 - 1:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19 Time: 04/23/2007 - 1:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Safety & Security Council Time: 04/23/2007 - 1:18 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Safety & Security Council Time: 04/18/2007 - 11:30 AM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Safety & Security Council agenda Time: 04/16/2007 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Safety & Security Council Time: 03/21/2007 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Time: 03/21/2007 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Version: __
Event: H Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Time: 03/21/2007 - 10:00 AM Member: Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Version: __
Event: H Added to Committee on Constitution & Civil Law agenda Time: 03/19/2007 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Version: __
Event: H Now in Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Time: 03/13/2007 - 8:23 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Version: __
Event: H Referred to Committee on Constitution & Civil Law by Safety & Security Council Time: 03/13/2007 - 8:23 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Version: __
Event: H Now in Safety & Security Council Time: 03/11/2007 - 2:01 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Safety & Security Council Time: 03/11/2007 - 2:01 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/06/2007 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/02/2007 - 8:33 AM Member: Patterson Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
83.43
83.56
83.595