HB 1489 (2008) -  Residential Tenancies

General Bill by Patterson (CO-SPONSORS) Ambler; Homan
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 & fees, etc.
Effective Date: June 10, 2008.
Last Event: 06/10/08 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-131 on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 7:36 AM
Date Available for Final Passage: Friday, April 25, 2008 2:32 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 2716 Subject: Residential Tenancies [EPCC] Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Safety & Security Council 4/10/2008 12:36:53 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Safety & Security Council 4/8/2008 1:25:40 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law 3/19/2008 5:04:46 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law 3/17/2008 8:34:27 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/25/2008 08:11 AM   Yeas: 106 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 877] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/28/2008 04:07 PM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 27] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-131 Time: 06/10/2008 - 7:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/30/2008 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 04/28/2008 - 5:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/28/2008 - 5:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00883 Time: 04/28/2008 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 00883 Time: 04/28/2008 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 00850 Time: 04/25/2008 - 11:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Substituted for CS/SB 2716 -SJ 00850 Time: 04/25/2008 - 11:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Judiciary -SJ 00850 Time: 04/25/2008 - 11:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Received, referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary -SJ 00859 Time: 04/25/2008 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/25/2008 - 9:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/25/2008 - 9:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/25/2008 - 8:12 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 0 Time: 04/25/2008 - 8:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/25/2008 - 8:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/23/2008 - 5:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 273323 adopted Time: 04/23/2008 - 2:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/23/2008 - 2:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 273323 filed Time: 04/22/2008 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2008) Time: 04/21/2008 - 11:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/10/2008 - 12:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/10/2008 - 12:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Safety & Security Council Time: 04/10/2008 - 12:40 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Safety & Security Council Time: 04/09/2008 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Safety & Security Council agenda Time: 04/07/2008 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Safety & Security Council Time: 03/19/2008 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Time: 03/19/2008 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Time: 03/19/2008 - 9:30 AM Member: Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Version: __
Event: H Added to Committee on Constitution & Civil Law agenda Time: 03/17/2008 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Version: __
Event: H Now in Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Time: 03/10/2008 - 1:53 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Version: __
Event: H Referred to Committee on Constitution & Civil Law by Safety & Security Council Time: 03/10/2008 - 1:53 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Constitution & Civil Law Version: __
Event: H Now in Safety & Security Council Time: 03/07/2008 - 8:25 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Safety & Security Council Time: 03/07/2008 - 8:25 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2008 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/04/2008 - 11:12 AM Member: Patterson Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
83.43
83.595