Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants to pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer; requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2019
Signed into Law
Jan 2020
Introduced Feb 1, 2018
Signed Jan 13, 2020
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2019 · General Assembly Dec 16, 2019
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 30, 2019
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jan 13, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2019, c.300.
executive
Dec 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-3-0)
lower
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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