Bill Type
Short Title
RENT CONTROL ACT OF 2009
Text as Filed (File)
Congress Author
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
73
Session Type
Document Certification

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
5/27/2009 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06098
REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09653
FULL TITLE : AN ACT REGULATING THE RENTAL OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL UNITS, PROVIDING THE MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : Rent Control Act Of 2009
ABSTRACT : Aims to promote affordable housing through rental housing for those in the lower income brackets and other beneficiaries who cannot afford to purchase a house of their own and to regulate the rental of the residential units leased by housing tenants in the lower brackets and other beneficiaries to protect them from unreasonable rent increases.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : NOGRALES, PROSPERO C.
DATE FILED : 2009-03-05
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Valencia 2. Casiño
3. Ocampo 4. Chatto
5. Codilla 6. Del Mar
7. Garcia (P.) 8. Gullas
9. Durano 10. Romualdo
11. Mariano 12. Maza
13. Ilagan 14. Chong
15. Romulo
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Villarosa (075 )
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Gonzales (N.) 2. De Guzman
3. Agbayani 4. Velarde
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB03163
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Bicameral Conference Report filed on 2009-05-20
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01868
SUBMITTED ON 2009-03-05
SUBMITTED BY: HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB05703, HB05849, HB05909
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2009-04-13
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2009-04-13
DATE CALENDARED : 2009-03-05
SECOND READING INFORMATION
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Gonzales (N.), De Guzman, Agbayani, Velarde
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2009-04-15
REMARKS :  On April 15, 2009, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure; terminated the period of sponsorship and debate; approved the amendments as contained in the Ctte. Rpt., if any; terminated the period of amendments; and approved the same on Second Reading.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2009-04-21
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2009-05-05
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:186     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.1
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2009-05-07
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2009-05-07
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION
DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2009-05-06
CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE
DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2009-05-11
REMARKS : 
CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Valencia, Bagatsing, Mandanas, Romulo, Chong, Chipeco, Casiño
CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Biazon, Zubiri, Cayetano (A.)
DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-05-26
DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-05-27
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2009-06-17
DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2009-07-14
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A
REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09653
ORIGIN : SENATE
REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT ESTABLISHING REFORMS IN THE REGULATION OF RENT OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL UNITS, PROVIDING THE MECHANISMS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Abstract

Aims to promote affordable housing through rental housing for those in the lower income brackets and other beneficiaries who cannot afford to purchase a house of their own and to regulate the rental of the residential units leased by housing tenants in the lower brackets and other beneficiaries to protect them from unreasonable rent increases.

President's Action

Consolidated with Approved Bill
Date Received by the President
Date Signed by the President
Disclaimer

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