Became law as Public Act 05-56, signed June 2, 2005, 120 days after it was filed.
2005 Regular Session
House Bill 6598
AN ACT CONCERNING SURCHARGE CLAUSES IN RESIDENTIAL LEASES FOR HEAT AND UTILITIES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To prohibit heat and utility surcharges in residential leases.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
In the Senate
Its course
February 2 to June 2, 2005, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action31 actions on 18 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to May 592 days
Housing CommitteeFeb 2 to Mar 1036 days
Planning and Development CommitteeMar 10 to Apr 122 days
Judiciary CommitteeApr 19 to Apr 267 days
In the SenateMay 5 to May 116 days
Waiting to be sentMay 11 to May 2615 days
With the GovernorMay 26 to Jun 27 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 5 · Adopted May 11
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 2 – May 5
- Feb 2Introduced and sent to Housing Committee
- Feb 16Heard in Housing Committee
- Mar 10Housing Committee recommended it and sent it to Planning and Development Committee
- Apr 1Planning and Development Committee recommended it
- Apr 19Sent to Judiciary Committee
- Apr 26Judiciary Committee recommended it
- May 5The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate May 6 – May 11
- May 6Arrived in the Senate
- May 11The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor May 19 – Jun 2
- May 19Numbered Public Act 05-56
- May 26Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Jun 2Signed by the Governor
All 31 actions, as published
- Feb 2REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 16PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 10Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Mar 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 16FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Mar 17FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- Apr 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 1Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 8REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 14FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 19REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 26Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 27RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 27NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 27TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 5HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 5HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 6FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 6SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 6FILE NO.Both houses
- May 11SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 11SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 11IN CONCURRENCESenate
- May 19PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 26TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 2SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor