Committee gives HB 462 due pass to increase notice period for nonpayment of rent

The Consumer & Public Affairs Committee voted to give House Bill 462 a due pass after debate and a failed motion to table.

The measure, described during the committee meeting as aimed at increasing the notice period for tenants who are delinquent on rent, advanced on a roll call of 4 in favor and 2 opposed. Committee members first considered and rejected a motion to table the bill, then voted to advance the bill for further consideration.

Committee members who voted for a due pass were Representative Romero, Representative Thompson, the vice chair (presented in the transcript as "Madam vice chair"), and the chair (presented as "Madam chair"). Representatives Locke and Lord voted against the due pass. The earlier motion to table received votes from Representatives Locke and Lord in favor of tabling and opposition from Romero, Thompson, the vice chair and the chair.

The committee did not include a statutory citation in its discussion on the floor; the bill was discussed as an amendment to existing notice procedures for nonpayment of rent. No appropriation or specific notice length quoted in the floor remarks was recorded in the transcript.

The action means HB 462 will move on from the committee for further consideration under the legislative process; committee members did not adopt technical or legal amendments on the record during the hearing. The transcript does not record additional fiscal or implementation details.

Votes at a glance: HB 462 — Motion for due pass approved, yes 4, no 2 (Representative Romero, Representative Thompson, Madam Vice Chair, Madam Chair — yes; Representative Locke, Representative Lord — no).