CS/SB 342 (2016) -  Renters Insurance

General Bill by Banking and Insurance and Gibson
Renters Insurance: Requiring a residential rental agreement to specify whether renters insurance is required; specifying provisions that must be included if insurance is or is not required; providing that failure to include a certain notice in a rental agreement does not create a private cause of action or nullify any part of the rental agreement, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2016
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 01/26/16 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/09/16 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/24/16 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 94 Subject: Renter Insurance Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 237 Subject: Renters Insurance Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/24/2016 3:36:01 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/23/2016 8:42:15 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/10/2016 2:43:12 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/7/2016 5:15:57 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 1/27/2016 1:12:49 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 1/25/2016 7:30:39 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/03/2016 05:44 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 33] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/03/2016 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 640 Time: 03/03/2016 - 5:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 639 Time: 03/03/2016 - 5:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/02/2016 - 11:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 537 Time: 03/02/2016 - 11:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/16 Time: 02/29/2016 - 5:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 494 Time: 02/24/2016 - 6:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 494 Time: 02/24/2016 - 1:10 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/19/2016 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 344 Time: 02/10/2016 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 344 Time: 02/09/2016 - 6:56 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/09/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/04/2016 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 249 Time: 01/27/2016 - 7:30 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 246 Time: 01/27/2016 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/27/2016 - 2:07 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: c1
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 246 Time: 01/26/2016 - 11:37 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/26/16, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 01/21/2016 - 2:06 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 28 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules Time: 10/06/2015 - 2:10 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/23/2015 - 9:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
83.491 SB 94, CS/HB 237