Bill Summary

SB 7008 Housing Discrimination (2016 Session)
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Sponsors
by Governmental Oversight and Accountability  CS Sponsors: Appropriations
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Summary
Housing Discrimination; Removing housing discrimination as a cause of action for certain relief and damages stemming from violations of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992; authorizing, rather than requiring, a civil action to commence within 2 years after an alleged discriminatory housing practice; authorizing an aggrieved person to commence a civil action regardless of whether a specified complaint has been filed and regardless of the status of any such complaint, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2016
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committees of reference
   S Governmental Oversight and Accountability
   S Judiciary
   S Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
   S Appropriations
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Actions
09/28/15
SENATE
Filed
09/28/15
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 10/06/15, 10:00 am, 401 S
10/06/15
SENATE
Submitted as Committee Bill; 5 Yeas 0 Nays
10/09/15
SENATE
Committee Bill Text Filed
10/21/15
SENATE
Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations
11/09/15
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 11/17/15, 3:30 pm, 110 S
11/17/15
SENATE
Favorable by Judiciary; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
11/18/15
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
01/08/16
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 01/13/16, 1:30 pm, 110 S
01/13/16
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/14/16
SENATE
Now in Appropriations
01/29/16
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 02/03/16, 9:00 am, 412 K
02/03/16
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/05/16
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/05/16
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/05/16
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/10/16
02/10/16
SENATE
Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 02/11/16
02/11/16
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/18/16
HOUSE 
In Messages
03/11/16
HOUSE 
Died in Messages
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bill text & filed amendments
7008PB
Filed on 09/28/15
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
7008
Filed on 10/09/15
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Amendment 915996
Ring
Filed on 02/01/16
Replaced by CS
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7008C1
Filed on 02/05/16
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
760.07
760.34
760.35
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