Residential Leases/Key Surrender/Procedures

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act requires a lease to set forth clear procedures for the surrender of rental unit keys at the end of the rental term in residential leases, and provides default procedures for key return when there is no lease provision or other agreement.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jun 17, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Housing Committee in House · House Housing
2. Mar 10, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · House Housing
3. May 12, 2026HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 217 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
4. May 14, 2026HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 217 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
5. May 14, 2026HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
6. May 14, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate · Senate Housing & Land Use
7. May 20, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 5 Favorable · Senate Housing & Land Use
8. Jun 16, 2026SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
9. Jun 24, 2026GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

• KJ Kendra JohnsonD Primary sponsor · District 5
• SE S. Elizabeth LockmanD Joint sponsor · District 3