Bill Summary

Protective orders in cases of family abuse; possession of premises. Provides that in a protective order in the case of family abuse, a person who is not a tenant or authorized occupant of the dwelling unit and who has obtained a protective order from a court of competent jurisdiction granting such person possession of the premises to the exclusion of one or more co-tenants or authorized occupants may provide a copy of such order to the landlord and submit a rental application to become a tenant in such dwelling unit within 10 days of the entry of such order. If such person’s rental application meets the landlord’s tenant selection criteria, such person may become a tenant in such dwelling unit under a written rental agreement. If such person submits a rental application and does not meet the landlord’s tenant selection criteria, such person shall vacate the dwelling unit no later than 30 days after the date the landlord gives such person written notice that his rental application has been rejected. If such person does not provide a copy of the protective order to the landlord and submit a rental application to the landlord within 10 days as required, such person shall vacate the dwelling unit no later than 30 days after the date of the entry of such order. Such person shall be liable to the landlord for failure to vacate the dwelling unit. The bill provides that any tenant obligated on a rental agreement shall pay the rent and otherwise comply with any and all requirements of the rental agreement and any applicable laws and regulations. The landlord may pursue all of its remedies under the rental agreement and applicable laws and regulations, including filing an unlawful detainer action to obtain a money judgment and to evict any persons residing in such dwelling unit. The bill contains a technical amendment.

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Status

Became Law

Votes

Date Action Vote Document
2016-02-09House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)Yea: 8 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2016-02-11House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Yea: 23 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2016-02-16House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)Yea: 102 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2016-02-22Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N)Yea: 10 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2016-02-29Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)Yea: 13 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2016-03-02Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2016-03-03Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Yea: 39 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2016-03-03Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)Yea: 36 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2016-03-03Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0Document

Amendments

no data available at this time.

Bill History

Date Action
2016-04-01Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)
2016-04-01Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 595 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-09Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-09Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/9/2016
2016-03-09Signed by President
2016-03-07Signed by Speaker
2016-03-07Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB711ER)
2016-03-07Enrolled
2016-03-03Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-03-03Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2016-03-03Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2016-03-03Read third time
2016-03-02Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22Rereferred to General Laws and Technology
2016-02-22Rereferred from Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N)
2016-02-17Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-17Constitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-16VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-16Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-15Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB711H1
2016-02-15Committee substitute agreed to 16105293D-H1
2016-02-15Read second time
2016-02-13Read first time
2016-02-11Committee substitute printed 16105293D-H1
2016-02-11Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-09Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2016-02-09Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
2016-02-08Referred to Committee on General Laws
2016-02-08Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
2016-01-19Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2016-01-11Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-01-11Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101143D

Sponsors

Name District
Vivian WattsHD-039
Jennifer McClellanSD-009
Christopher PeaceHD-097