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HB3521 • 2025

Requires residential landlords to pay a minimum amount of damages for breaching an agreement to later execute a rental agreement of a habitable dwelling unit in exchange for holding a deposit, unless the deposit is returned within five business days or repayment is excused based on an act of God.

Requires residential landlords to pay a minimum amount of damages for breaching an agreement to later execute a rental agreement of a habitable dwelling unit in exchange for holding a deposit, unless the deposit is returned within five business days or repayment is excused based on an act of God.

Housing
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Hartman, Representative Andersen,, Chotzen,, Gamba,, Nathanson,, Nguyen H,, Senator Jama,, Patterson
Last action
2025-07-25
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-25 House

    Chapter 392, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-06-24 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-16 Senate

    President signed.

  4. 2025-06-13 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 20; Nays, 8--Bonham, Girod, Linthicum, Meek, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 2--Nash, Starr.

  6. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.

  10. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.

  11. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.

  14. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.

  15. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.

  16. 2025-05-23 Senate

    Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.

  17. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  18. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Second reading.

  19. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-05-12 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  21. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Housing and Development.

  22. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Referred to Housing and Development by order of the President.

  23. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Work Session held.

  24. 2025-04-21 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  25. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Referred to Education.

  26. 2025-04-17 House

    Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. Ayes, 33; Nays, 18--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Javadi, Levy B, Lewis, Osborne, Owens, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Yunker; Excused, 5--Breese-Iverson, Dobson, McDonald, Nguyen H, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 4--McIntire, Reschke, Smith G, Wright.

  27. 2025-04-16 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.

  28. 2025-04-15 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 16, 2025 Calendar.

  29. 2025-04-14 House

    Second reading.

  30. 2025-04-11 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  31. 2025-04-07 House

    Work Session held.

  32. 2025-02-17 House

    Public Hearing held.

  33. 2025-02-12 House

    Referred to Housing and Homelessness.

  34. 2025-02-11 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: This Act awards an applicant money from a landlord who breaks a promise to rent a home and does not return the deposit soon after. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0).</b>
[<i>Digest: This Act awards damages if a landlord revokes an offer of housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).</i>]
Requires residential landlords to pay a minimum amount of damages for breaching an agreement to later execute a rental agreement <b>of a habitable dwelling unit</b> in exchange for holding a deposit<b>, unless the deposit is returned within five business days or repayment is excused based on an act of God</b>.
Relating to: Relating to residential tenancy hold deposits.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned