Property Owners' Right to Install, Display, and Store Items
Summary
Property Owners' Right to Install, Display, and Store Items; Authorizes condominium unit owners to display certain flags on Patriot Day; authorizes homeowners to display certain number of specified flags regardless of certain prohibitions in governing documents of homeowners' association; defines "first responder flag"; prohibits homeowners' associations from restricting parcel owners & their tenants from installing, displaying, or storing items on parcels; provides exceptions; prohibits certain homeowners' association documents from precluding property owners from displaying certain number of specified flags; requires that such flags be displayed in specified manner.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Signed May 11, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2023 · House Apr 20, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
May 1, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
15
Committee
19
May 11, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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