Florida House Bill 175 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on September 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-10 - Laid on Table - Companion bill(s) SB 374 passed
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 certain circumstances; prohibits aggrieved person from filing specified action in certain circumstances; provides exception.

Housing Discrimination

Sen. Tracie Davis [D]	Rep. David Smith [R]	Rep. James Bush [D]	Rep. John Cortes [D]
Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]	Rep. Delores Hogan Johnson [D]	Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]	Rep. Amy Mercado [D]
Rep. Cindy Polo [D]	Rep. Emily Slosberg-King [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-10	House	Laid on Table - Companion bill(s) SB 374 passed
2020-02-26	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-26	House	Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
2020-02-24	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/26/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2020-01-28	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2020-01-28	House	Favorable by Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2020-01-24	House	On Committee agenda-- Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
2020-01-14	House	Introduced
2019-11-15	House	Now in Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
2019-11-14	House	Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
2019-11-07	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 11/14/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2019-09-25	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2019-09-16	House	Filed

S374 (Same As) 2020-09-08 - Chapter No. 2020-164

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
760	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	34		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	35		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/175
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/175/BillText/Filed/PDF