Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing technical changes to eviction notice forms and modifying certain eviction processes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 6, 2023
Signed May 8, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2023 · House Apr 7, 2023
How they voted
28–20
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 3, 2023
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
16
Committee
10
May 8, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 28; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 3.
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Apr 7, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (54-39-1)
house
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
HOUS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Housing.
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 4:00 PM.
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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