Bill Summary

HB 565 Housing Discrimination (2019 Session)
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Sponsors
by Williams, Davis Co Sponsors: Mercado, Daniels, Joseph
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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 whether aggrieved person filed complaint with commission; prohibits aggrieved person from filing specified action in certain circumstances; provides exception. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
   H Civil Justice Subcommittee
   H Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
» H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
01/25/19
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Filed
02/06/19
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Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
02/06/19
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Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
03/21/19
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On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/25/19, 3:00 pm, 404 H
03/25/19
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Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/26/19
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Now in Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
03/28/19
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On Committee agenda - Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/01/19, 12:00 pm, 17 H
04/01/19
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Favorable by Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/01/19
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Now in Judiciary Committee
05/03/19
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
05/03/19
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Died in Judiciary Committee
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bill text & filed amendments
0565
Filed on 01/25/19
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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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