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• Introduced by Rep. Pam Byrnes (D) on June 2, 2009, to establish procedures a landlord must follow to reenter and formally end the rights of possession of a renter who the landlord believes has died.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on June 2, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on March 17, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Mark Meadows (D) on August 24, 2010, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on August 24, 2010.
• Passed 99 to 0 in the House on August 24, 2010.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 7, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 7, 2010.