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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 6143: Tenant remedies

Clarifying tenant remedies upon landlord's failure to perform duties.

Summary

  • Provides that the remedies found in the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act for defective conditions supercede those provided under the common law implied warranty of habitability.

From the House Bill Analysis 2014 (SB 6143), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 4, 2014
  3. Passed SenateFeb 14, 2014
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Padden (R-4)
Introduced
January 16, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
March 13, 2014

AN ACT Relating to tenant remedies upon landlord's failure to perform duties;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Padden (R-4)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Senator D-35

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 14, 2014
Version voted on: SB 6143
26 Yea 21 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat22102
Republican24000
How each member voted

Excused (2)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. LAW - Majority; do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

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