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1998 SESSION
HB 1121 Titles to real or leasehold properties.
Introduced by: I. Vincent Behm, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Titles to real or leasehold properties; prohibited covenants and reversionary interests. Prohibits the solicitation or acceptance of any compensation for the release of covenants or reversionary interests restricting the occupancy or ownership of property on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, and other similar bases. Violators will be liable to any person injured thereby in an amount equal to the greater of three times the compensation solicited or received, or $500, plus reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. However, the bill does not void or nullify the release of unrelated covenants or reversionary interests in an instrument concurrently releasing the types of covenants and reversionary interests described above. The bill also clarifies existing law by declaring that reversionary interests connected to restrictive covenants currently prohibited are also void and contrary to public policy.
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 983708127 pdf
- 03/06/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1121ER) pdf
- 04/29/98 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1121ER) pdf
- 05/15/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 983708127
- 01/26/98 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/28/98 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
- 02/12/98 House: Reported from General Laws (26-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/98 House: Read first time
- 02/13/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/98 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/15/98 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/98 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/25/98 Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/98 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/98 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/98 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1121ER)
- 03/12/98 House: Enrolled
- 03/13/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/16/98 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/22/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/22/98 House: House concurred in Gov's recom. (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 House: Reenrolled
- 04/22/98 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/98 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/98 House: Enacted, Chapter 873 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/29/98 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1121ER)
- 05/15/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873)