Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing technical changes to eviction notice forms and modifying certain eviction processes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 6, 2023
Signed May 8, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2023 · House Apr 7, 2023
How they voted
28–18
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Apr 14, 2023
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
10
May 8, 2023
Became law
Effective date 7/23/2023.
May 8, 2023
Became law
Chapter 336, 2023 Laws.
May 8, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
Apr 20, 2023
House · Passed
Speaker signed.
Apr 18, 2023
Senate · Passed
President signed.
Apr 14, 2023
Senate · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 28; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 3.
Apr 14, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
Apr 7, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
Apr 7, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (54-39-1)
Mar 22, 2023
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 20, 2023
House · Reported unfavorably
Minority; without recommendation.
Mar 20, 2023
House · Reported unfavorably
Minority; do not pass.
Mar 20, 2023
House · Reported by committee
HOUS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Housing.
Mar 20, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
Mar 14, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 4:00 PM.
Mar 3, 2023
Senate · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Feb 8, 2023
Senate · Reported unfavorably
Minority; do not pass.
Feb 8, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
Jan 20, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing at 10:30 AM.
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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