CS/CS/SB 884 (2022) -  Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits

General Bill by Community Affairs and Judiciary and Boyd
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 provide certain written notice to the tenant; 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 landlords have exclusive discretion as to whether to offer tenants the option to pay a fee in lieu of a security deposit, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Rules on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/18/22 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 2
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 02/02/22 8:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 3
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 537 Subject: Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 2/3/2022 4:59:34 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 2/1/2022 8:32:55 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/18/2022 3:06:31 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/14/2022 9:55:03 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 348 Time: 02/09/2022 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/04/2022 - 10:51 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/04/2022 - 8:37 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 334 Time: 02/02/2022 - 10:58 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/02/22, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 01/28/2022 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs Time: 01/20/2022 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 211 Time: 01/19/2022 - 6:57 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/18/2022 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 210 Time: 01/18/2022 - 10:14 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/18/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/13/2022 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 59 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 59 Time: 11/30/2021 - 8:32 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/08/2021 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
83.491 CS/CS/HB 537