LANDLORD-EVICT-LIMITED STAY
Summary
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that if an action is brought for possession of the residential premises of a tenant and the court finds that the tenant is more than 90 days in arrears on his or her rent, the court may order a stay of the enforcement of the judgment for no more than 10 days, or if the court finds that there is good cause for a longer stay, then the court may grant a stay in excess of 10 days, but in that event the court shall require that the tenant pay a pro rata amount of rent under terms established in the stay order.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Apr 6, 2011
Signed Aug 4, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2011 · House Apr 5, 2011
How they voted
54–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 56
May 17, 2011
D
Democratic33
96% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 4, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 17, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (54-0-2)
senate
May 5, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 7, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 6, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 5, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-15)
house
Mar 9, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 8, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2011
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
lower
Feb 14, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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