| House Bill 311: Require the refund of rental application fees
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Legislative actions
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
Jan 24 | Introduced |
Jan 27 | Referred to Committee |
Jan 27 | First Reading |
Feb 3 | Hearing 👥 House Judiciary |
Feb 17 | Tabled in Committee ❌ 18-2 R12-0 D6-2 |
Mar 4 | Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading ✅ 57-42 R15-42 D42-0 |
Mar 5 | 2nd Reading Passed ✅ 68-31 R26-31 D42-0 |
Mar 7 | 3rd Reading Passed ✅ 67-32 R25-32 D42-0 |
Mar 7 | Transmitted to Senate |
Mar 14 | First Reading |
Mar 14 | Referred to Committee |
Mar 20 | Rereferred to Committee |
Mar 22 | Hearing 👥 Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs |
Mar 24 | Hearing 👥 Senate Judiciary |
Apr 2 | Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended 👥 Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs ✅ 11-0 R7-0 D4-0 |
Apr 3 | Hearing 👥 Senate Judiciary |
Apr 5 | 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried ✅ 28-21 R28-3 D0-18 |
Apr 5 | 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred ✅ 36-14 R19-13 D17-1 |
Apr 8 | 3rd Reading Concurred ✅ 34-14 R17-14 D17-0 |
Apr 8 | Returned to House with Amendments |
Apr 14 | 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred ✅ 78-22 R36-22 D42-0 |
Apr 15 | 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate ✅ 68-29 R29-29 D39-0 |
Apr 22 | Transmitted to Governor |
May 1 | Signed by Governor |
May 5 | Chapter Number Assigned |
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