SB 374 (2020) -  Housing Discrimination

General Bill by Rouson
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: 09/04/2020
Last Event: 09/08/20 Chapter No. 2020-164 on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 2:06 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 11/05/19 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 12/09/19 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/05/20 9:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 175 Subject: Housing Discrimination Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 623 Subject: Community Associations Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 689 Subject: Department of Business and Professional Regulation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 733 Subject: Marketable Record Title Act Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 802 Subject: Marketable Record Title Act Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1154 Subject: Community Associations Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/5/2020 12:20:32 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/3/2020 2:13:33 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 12/9/2019 3:29:22 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 12/6/2019 1:11:04 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 11/6/2019 9:23:45 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 11/4/2019 1:49:26 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/09/2020 10:41 AM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 13] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/11/2020 09:03 PM   Yeas: 117 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 730] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2020-164 Time: 09/08/2020 - 2:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 09/04/2020 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 09/04/2020 - 9:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/12/2020 - 9:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 845 Time: 03/12/2020 - 8:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 Time: 03/11/2020 - 9:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/11/2020 - 9:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/10/2020 - 9:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/10/2020 - 8:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/10/2020 - 8:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2020) Time: 03/10/2020 - 12:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/09/2020 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/09/2020 - 11:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/09/2020 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 532, 533 Time: 03/09/2020 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 532 Time: 03/09/2020 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/06/2020 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 488 Time: 03/06/2020 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (270070) -SJ 487 Time: 03/06/2020 - 2:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 487 Time: 03/06/2020 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20 -SJ 519 Time: 03/05/2020 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/05/2020 - 12:38 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 239 Time: 02/05/2020 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/05/20, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/31/2020 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 29 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 12/09/2019 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 132 Time: 12/09/2019 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/09/19, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 12/02/2019 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 11/06/2019 - 9:28 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 132 Time: 11/05/2019 - 4:55 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 11/05/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 10/28/2019 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 29 Time: 10/15/2019 - 9:04 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/25/2019 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
712.065 CS/CS/CS/HB 623, CS/CS/CS/HB 689, CS/CS/HB 733, CS/SB 802, CS/CS/SB 1154
760.07 SB 34, HB 161, HB 175, SB 206, CS/SB 566*, HB 635, SB 644, HB 761
760.34 HB 175
760.35 HB 175

(*) Not the latest version