CS/HB 237: Legal Instruments
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington
Legal Instruments; Defines "witness"; defines "mortgagee" & "mortgagor"; requires that lien created by assignment of rents be perfected against mortgagor in addition to third parties under certain conditions; revises types of expenses that may be paid by collected rents; defines "property"; expands scope of final judgment of foreclosure to include other liens; requires award of attorney fees in certain circumstances; defines "mortgagor"; provides for retroactive applicability.
Last Action: 5/1/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 286 (Ch. 2023-215)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/18/2023 House • Filed
1/25/2023 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
2/7/2023 House • Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
2/14/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
2/15/2023 House • Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/21/2023 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/9/2023 House • Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/10/2023 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/14/2023 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
5/1/2023 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 286 (Ch. 2023-215)
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CS/HB 237, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2023 at 4:17 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/9/2023 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2023 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 286 (er) Legal Instruments Powell Identical Last Action: 6/16/2023 Chapter No. 2023-215 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 117.201 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf) 697.07 Assignment of rents. Page 2 (pdf) 702.036 Finality of mortgage foreclosure judgment. Page 4 (pdf) 702.10 Order to show cause; entry of final judgment of foreclosure; payment during foreclosure. Page 6 (pdf) -
HB 237, Original Filed Version Posted 1/18/2023 at 8:42 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/19/2023 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 286 (c1) Legal Instruments Powell Similar Last Action: 6/16/2023 Chapter No. 2023-215
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 847911 - Amendment
Remove lines 27-253 and insert:Altman 2/13/2023
4:46 PMAdopted
2/14/2023PDF Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 117.201 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf) 697.07 Assignment of rents. Page 2 (pdf) 702.036 Finality of mortgage foreclosure judgment. Page 4 (pdf) 702.10 Order to show cause; entry of final judgment of foreclosure; payment during foreclosure. Page 6 (pdf)