LANDLORD-TENANT CREDIT REPORT
Summary
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Prohibits a landlord from charging a prospective tenant an application screening fee if the prospective tenant provides a reusable tenant screening report that meets the following criteria: (i) the report was prepared within the previous 30 days by a consumer credit reporting agency at the request and expense of a prospective tenant; (ii) the report is made directly available to a landlord for use in the rental application process or is provided through a third-party website that regularly engages in the business of providing a reusable tenant screening report and complies with all state and federal laws pertaining to use and disclosure of information contained in a consumer report by a consumer credit reporting agency; and (iii) the report is available to the landlord at no cost to access or use.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Apr 17, 2024
Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2024
How they voted
68–43
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 117
Apr 16, 2024
D
Democratic77
88% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
12
Committee
14
Amendments
3
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 070-038-000
lower
May 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Housing; 011-004-000
lower
May 24, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Housing
lower
May 24, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Anna Moeller
lower
May 24, 2024
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 24, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 040-017-001
lower
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 006-002-001
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
lower
May 3, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 3, 2024
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-043-000
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Housing; 012-005-000
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Housing
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
P
Sara Feigenholtz
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
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