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2024 SESSION
HB 740 Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case.
Introduced by: Rae Cousins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case; contested rent and damages. Provides that, at an initial hearing on an unlawful detainer, if the defendant contests the amount of rent and damages alleged to be due and owing to the plaintiff, the court shall not bifurcate the unlawful detainer case. Under current law, at the initial hearing, upon request of the plaintiff, the court is required to bifurcate the unlawful detainer case and set a continuance date no later than 120 days from the date of the initial hearing to determine final rent and damages.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100727D pdf
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107031D-H1 pdf
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB740ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100727D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/02/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/24 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107031D-H1
- 02/09/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107031D-H1
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB740H1
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Passage (86-Y 12-N)
- 02/14/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/28/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)
- 03/01/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/24 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/24 Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
- 03/25/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB740ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/24 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (1-Y 99-N)
- 04/17/24 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N)
- 04/17/24 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024