Florida House Bill 21 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Revises cause of action requirements for statutory civil actions relating to certain violations; requires that person submit construction defect claim to warranty provider before serving notice of claim; provides requirements for claimant & warranty provider; provides that certain actions do not constitute admission of liability & may not be admissible in action; revises provisions relating to construction defects & notice of claim requirements; authorizes claimant to request that independent qualified third party make repairs; tolls statute of limitations in certain circumstances; requires claimant to notify mortgagee or assignee within specified timeframe after service of notice of construction defect claim; requires claimant to send second notice within specified timeframe under certain circumstances.

Construction Defects

House Regulatory Reform Subcommittee	Rep. Alex Andrade [R]	Rep. David Borrero [R]	Rep. Jason Fischer [R]
Sen. Stan McClain [R]

2021-03-08 - House - House Regulatory Reform Subcommittee (Y: 9 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2021-02-17 - House - House Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee (Y: 10 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	House	Died in Judiciary Committee
2021-03-10	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2021-03-10	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2021-03-10	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2021-03-09	House	CS Filed
2021-03-09	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2021-03-09	House	Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
2021-03-08	House	Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
2021-03-04	House	Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-18	House	Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
2021-02-18	House	Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-02-17	House	Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-02-10	House	Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
2021-01-15	House	Referred to Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee; Regulatory Reform Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2020-11-30	House	Filed

S270 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Community Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
553	84		Amended Code	See Bill Text
558	001		Amended Code	See Bill Text
558	003		Amended Code	See Bill Text
558	004		Amended Code	See Bill Text
558	005		Amended Code	See Bill Text
558	006		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/21
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/21/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/21/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/21/Amendment/271521/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/21/Amendment/152311/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/21/Analyses/h0021.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/21/Analyses/h0021a.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/21/Analyses/h0021b.RRS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/21/Analyses/h0021c.RRS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=56800&IsPCB=0&BillId=69926
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=57513&IsPCB=0&BillId=69926