Housing Discrimination
Summary
Housing Discrimination; Removes housing discrimination as cause of action for relief & damages stemming from violations of Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992; revises timeframe & conditions under which aggrieved person may commence civil action to enforce specified rights; authorizes, rather than requires, civil action after alleged discriminatory housing practice; authorizes civil action regardless of certain circumstances; prohibits aggrieved person from filing specified action in certain circumstances; provides exception.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table - Companion bill(s) SB 374 passed
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/26/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Nov 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Now in Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Nov 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
lower
Nov 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 11/14/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
lower
Sep 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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