H.B. No. 0210

Landlord/tenant-return of deposits.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Greene, Connolly, Harvey, Illoway and Nicholas, B. and Senator(s) Hastert and Rothfuss

AN ACT relating to civil procedure; providing that an owner of residential rental property who unreasonably fails to return a rental deposit is liable for double the amount of the full deposit; and providing for an effective date.

1/21/2011 Bill Number Assigned

1/24/2011 H Received for Introduction

1/25/2011 H Introduced and Referred to H09

1/31/2011 H09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Byrd, Kasperik, Lockhart, Moniz, Roscoe, Stubson, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays: Representative(s) Greear

Ayes 8 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/31/2011 H Placed on General File

HB0210HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 16 After "recover" insert "court costs and".

Page 2-line 1 After "deposit" insert "." and strike "and court costs". LOCKHART, CHAIRMAN

2/1/2011 H Passed CoW

2/2/2011 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/3/2011 H Failed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blikre, Brown, Byrd, Campbell, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Kroeker, Lockhart, Madden, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Pederson, Stubson, Throne, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays: Representative(s) Blake, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Buchanan, Burkhart, Cannady, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Hunt, Jaggi, Kasperik, Krone, Loucks, Lubnau, McKim, McOmie, Patton, Peasley, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Teeters, Vranish and Wallis

Ayes 26 Nays 34 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0