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CS/CS/SB 884: Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Judiciary ; Boyd

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 provide certain written notice to the tenant; requiring a written agreement signed by the landlord, or the landlord’s agent, and the tenant if the tenant decides to pay a fee in lieu of the security deposit; 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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/8/2021 Senate • Filed
    11/30/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 59
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 59
    1/13/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/18/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/18/2022 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 210
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/19/2022 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 211
    1/20/2022 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
    1/28/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/02/22, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/2/2022 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 334
    2/4/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    2/9/2022 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 348
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Rules

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  • CS/CS/SB 884, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2022 at 8:38 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 537 (e1) Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.491 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 884, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/18/2022 at 3:29 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 537 (c2) Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    564668 - Amendment
    Delete lines 72 - 82 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Boyd)     		2/1/2022
    8:24 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/2/2022     		Web Page
    PDF
    455136 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Farmer)     		2/2/2022
    7:22 AM     		Withdrawn
    2/2/2022     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2022 8:30 AM Community Affairs 6 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.491 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 884, Original Filed Version Posted 11/8/2021 at 3:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/14/2022 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 537 Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    752772 - Amendment
    Delete line 71 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Boyd)     		1/17/2022
    3:56 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/18/2022     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/18/2022 9:00 AM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.491 Page 1 (pdf)

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