Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits
Summary
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; prohibiting the landlord from accepting certain payments; 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.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2022
Last action Mar 14, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
88–24
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 116
Feb 24, 2022
D
Democratic37
62% Nay
R
Republican79
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
12
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 27
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Amendment 861099 ruled out of order
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment 183697 adopted as amended
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment 811683 adopted
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment 970427 adopted
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Amendment 300015 ruled out of order
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Nov 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin
RRepublican
Co
Patt Maney
RRepublican
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