CS/CS/HB 87: Mortgage Foreclosures
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Judiciary Committee ; Passidomo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Caldwell ; Cummings ; Moraitis ; Rodrigues, R.
Mortgage Foreclosures; Revises limitations period for commencing action to enforce claim of deficiency judgment after foreclosure action; provides for applicability to actions commenced on or after specified date; provides time limitation for commencing certain actions; provides legislative intent; specifies required contents of complaint seeking to foreclose on certain types of residential properties with respect to authority of plaintiff to foreclose on note & location of note; authorizes sanctions against plaintiffs who fail to comply with complaint requirements; provides for nonapplicability to proceedings involving timeshare interests; requires court to treat collateral attack on final judgment of foreclosure on mortgage as claim for monetary damages; prohibits such court from granting certain relief affecting title to foreclosed property; provides for construction relating to rights of certain persons to seek specified types of relief or pursue claims against foreclosed property; limits amount of deficiency judgment; revises class of persons authorized to move for expedited foreclosure to include lienholders; defines "lienholder"; provides requirements & procedures with respect to order directed to defendants to show cause why final judgment of foreclosure should not be entered.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 1/3/2013 | House | 
                                    • Filed | 
                        
| 1/11/2013 | House | 
                                    • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 26  | 
                        
| 1/31/2013 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/07/13, 8:00 am, 404 HOB  | 
                        
| 2/7/2013 | House | 
                                    • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 3 -HJ 153  • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 153  | 
                        
| 3/4/2013 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/06/13, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall  | 
                        
| 3/5/2013 | House | 
                                    • Introduced -HJ 26  | 
                        
| 3/6/2013 | House | 
                                    • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -HJ 202  • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 202  | 
                        
| 3/12/2013 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/14/13, 9:00 am, 404 HOB --Removed from meeting agenda  | 
                        
| 3/26/2013 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/28/13, 10:30 am, 404 HOB  | 
                        
| 3/28/2013 | House | 
                                    • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 -HJ 405  | 
                        
| 4/2/2013 | House | 
                                    • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 399  | 
                        
| 4/3/2013 | House | 
                                    • CS referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 413  • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 413  | 
                        
| 4/15/2013 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/17/13, 8:30 am, Webster Hall  | 
                        
| 4/17/2013 | House | 
                                    • CS/CS by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 8 -HJ 685  | 
                        
| 4/18/2013 | House | 
                                    • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 676  | 
                        
| 4/22/2013 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 701  | 
                        
| 4/24/2013 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/13 | 
                        
| 4/26/2013 | House | 
                                    • Read 2nd time -HJ 904  • Amendment(s) failed (102561) -HJ 904 • Placed on 3rd reading  | 
                        
| 4/29/2013 | House | 
                                    • Read 3rd time -HJ 936  • CS passed; YEAS 87 NAYS 26 -HJ 936  | 
                        
| 4/29/2013 | Senate | 
                                    • In Messages • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 784 • Received -SJ 784  | 
                        
| 5/2/2013 | Senate | 
                                    • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 1017  • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1017 • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1666 -SJ 1017 • Read 2nd time -SJ 1017 • Placed on 3rd reading  | 
                        
| 5/3/2013 | Senate | 
                                    • Read 3rd time -SJ 1054  • CS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 13 -SJ 1054  | 
                        
| 5/3/2013 | House | 
                                    • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1470  | 
                        
| 5/28/2013 | 
                                    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor | 
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| 6/7/2013 | 
                                    • Approved by Governor | 
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| 6/10/2013 | 
                                    • Chapter No. 2013-137 |