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IntroducedNov 08, 2021
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Passed HouseFeb 24, 2022
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
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 notify the tenant of certain unpaid fees and costs within a specified time after the conclusion of the tenancy; prohibiting the landlord from accepting certain payments; 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.
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Senate • Mar 14, 2022: Died in Rules
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 537
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Judiciary Committeeprimary
- Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommitteeprimary
- Mooneyprimary
- Fernandez-Barquincosponsor
- Maneycosponsor
Votes
YES: 13
- Aloupis
- Beltran
- Botana
- Buchanan
- Duggan
- Fernandez-Barquin
- Garrison
- Gottlieb
- Gregory
- Grieco
- Hawkins
- Robinson, W.
- Salzman
NO: 3
- Diamond
- Eskamani
- Hinson
YES: 14
- Beltran
- Brannan
- Busatta Cabrera
- Byrd
- Duggan
- Fernandez-Barquin
- Grall
- Gregory
- Learned
- Plakon
- Roach
- Salzman
- Snyder
- Truenow
NOT VOTING: 2
- Fetterhoff
- Hart
YES: 88
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Aloupis
- Geller
- Plakon
- Altman
- Giallombardo
- Plasencia
- Andrade
- Renner
- Avila
- Grall
- Rizo
- Barnaby
- Grant
- Roach
- Bartleman
- Gregory
- Bell
- Robinson, W.
- Beltran
- Benjamin
- Harding
- Rommel
- Borrero
- Roth
- Botana
- Hawkins
- Sabatini
- Brannan
- Salzman
- Shoaf
- Buchanan
- Ingoglia
- Silvers
- Burton
- Sirois
- Busatta Cabrera
- Skidmore
- Killebrew
- Byrd
- Koster
- LaMarca
- Smith, D.
- Caruso
- Latvala
- Snyder
- Casello
- Learned
- Sprowls
- Chambliss
- Leek
- Stevenson
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tant
- Clemons
- Maney
- Daley
- Mariano
- Toledo
- Massullo
- Tomkow
- McClain
- DiCeglie
- McClure
- Truenow
- Drake
- Trumbull
- McFarland
- Tuck
- Duggan
- Melo
- Duran
- Mooney
- Willhite
- Fabricio
- Williamson
- Fernandez-Barquin
- Omphroy
- Fetterhoff
- Overdorf
- Yarborough
- Fine
- Payne
- Zika
- Fischer
- Perez
NO: 27
Actions
- Mar 14, 2022 | Senate
- Died in Rules
- Mar 12, 2022 | Senate
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- Feb 28, 2022 | Senate
- Received
- Feb 24, 2022 | Senate
- In Messages
- Referred to Rules
- Feb 24, 2022 | House
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 27
- Immediately certified
- Feb 22, 2022 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment 300015 ruled out of order
- Amendment 363193 Failed
- Amendment 970427 adopted
- Amendment 811683 adopted
- Amendment 183697 adopted as amended
- Amendment 861099 ruled out of order
- Amendment 826663 Failed
- Amendment 253473 Failed
- Placed on 3rd reading
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Feb 17, 2022 | House
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022)
- Feb 04, 2022 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Feb 02, 2022 | House
- Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- Feb 01, 2022 | House
- Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
- Jan 28, 2022 | House
- Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- Jan 21, 2022 | House
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Now in Judiciary Committee
- Jan 20, 2022 | House
- Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Jan 19, 2022 | House
- Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- Jan 14, 2022 | House
- Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 11, 2022 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Nov 19, 2021 | House
- Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- Nov 08, 2021 | House
- Filed
Bill Texts
- H 537 FiledPDF
- H 537 c1PDF
- H 537 c2PDF
- H 537 e1PDF
- Committee Amendment 467361 (Adopted without Objection 1/19/2022) -- MooneyPDF
- Committee Amendment 844227 (Adopted without Objection 2/1/2022) -- MooneyPDF
- Floor Amendment 300015 (House: Ruled Out of Order 2/22/2022) -- NixonPDF
- Floor Amendment 363193 (House: Failed 2/22/2022) -- DiamondPDF
- Floor Amendment 692831 (House: Withdrawn 2/22/2022) -- DiamondPDF
- Floor Amendment 265065 (House: Withdrawn 2/22/2022) -- DiamondPDF
- Floor Amendment 339961 (House: Withdrawn 2/22/2022) -- DiamondPDF
- Floor Amendment 970427 (House: Adopted 2/22/2022) -- DiamondPDF
- Floor Amendment 183697 (House: Adopted as Amended 2/22/2022) -- MooneyPDF
- Floor Amendment to Amendment 811683 (House: Adopted 2/22/2022) -- MooneyPDF
- Floor Amendment 407339 (House: Withdrawn 2/22/2022) -- Smith, C.PDF
- Floor Amendment 861099 (House: Ruled Out of Order 2/22/2022) -- NixonPDF
- Floor Amendment 826663 (House: Failed 2/22/2022) -- DiamondPDF
- Floor Strike All Amendment 253473 (House: Failed 2/22/2022) -- Smith, C.PDF