Bill Summary

SB 374 Housing Discrimination (2020 Session)
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Sponsors
by Rouson
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Summary
Housing Discrimination; Providing that discriminatory restrictions are unlawful, unenforceable, and declared null and void; removing housing discrimination as a cause of action for certain relief and damages stemming from violations of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992; revising the conditions under which an aggrieved person may commence a civil action in any appropriate court against a specified respondent to enforce specified rights; authorizing, rather than requiring, a civil action to commence within a specified period after an alleged discriminatory housing practice, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
   S Judiciary
   S Governmental Oversight and Accountability
   S Rules
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Actions
09/25/19
SENATE
Filed
10/15/19
SENATE
Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
10/28/19
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 11/05/19, 2:00 pm, 110 S
11/05/19
SENATE
Favorable by Judiciary; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays
11/06/19
SENATE
Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
12/02/19
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/09/19, 1:30 pm, 301 S
12/09/19
SENATE
Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
12/09/19
SENATE
Now in Rules
01/31/20
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 02/05/20, 9:30 am, 110 S
02/05/20
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/05/20
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/05/20
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
03/06/20
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (270070); Ordered engrossed; Placed on Third Reading, 03/09/20
03/06/20
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/09/20
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/09/20
HOUSE 
In Messages
03/09/20
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to Calendar
03/09/20
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
03/10/20
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/11/20
03/11/20
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 117 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/12/20
SENATE
Ordered enrolled
03/12/20
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
09/04/20
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 09/19/20)
09/04/20
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2020-164
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bill text & filed amendments
0374
Filed on 09/26/19
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Amendment 270070
Montford
Filed on 03/06/20
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0374E1
Filed on 03/06/20
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0374ER
Filed on 03/12/20
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
712.065
760.07
760.34
760.35
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