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2020 SESSION
HB 1420 Landlord and tenant; charge for late payment of rent, restrictions.
Introduced by: Jeffrey M. Bourne | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Landlord and tenant; charge for late payment of rent; restrictions. Provides that a landlord shall not charge a tenant for late payment of rent unless such charge is provided for in the written rental agreement, and that no such late charge shall exceed the lesser of 10 percent of the periodic rent or 10 percent of the remaining balance due and owed by the tenant. This bill contains an emergency clause and incorporates HB 1669.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102897D pdf
- 02/04/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107394D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1420ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1420ER2) pdf
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1231) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102897D
- 01/08/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/20 House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/30/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107394D-H1
- 02/04/20 House: Incorporates HB1669 (Collins)
- 02/04/20 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Read first time
- 02/06/20 House: Read second time
- 02/06/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107394D-H1
- 02/06/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1420H1
- 02/07/20 House: Read third time and passed House (80-Y 20-N)
- 02/07/20 House: VOTE: Passage (80-Y 20-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/27/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (11-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/20 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 03/06/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1420ER)
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/22/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/22/20 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (68-Y 26-N)
- 04/22/20 House: VOTE: (68-Y 26-N)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (34-Y 6-N)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
- 04/22/20 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1420ER2)
- 04/22/20 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Enacted, Chapter 1231 (effective 4/22/20)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1231)