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CS/CS/SB 476: Public Lodging Establishments

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Regulated Industries ; Evers

Public Lodging Establishments; Prohibits local governments from regulating vacation rentals based solely on their classification or use. Provides that public lodging establishments formerly classified as resort condominiums and resort dwellings are classified as vacation rentals. Provides additional penalties for the offense of unlawfully distributing handbills in a public lodging establishment, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/5/2011 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 883 (Ch. 2011-119) -SJ 968
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/19/2011 Senate • Filed
1/25/2011 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 43
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 42
3/17/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/22/11, 1:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/22/2011 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 271
3/23/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 274
3/24/2011 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 271
3/30/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/04/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
4/20/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/25/11, 9:45 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/25/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 541
4/27/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Budget -SJ 541
• CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 541
5/3/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 778
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/04/11
5/4/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/05/11
5/5/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 968
• Amendment(s) adopted (968726) -SJ 968
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 883 -SJ 968
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 883 (Ch. 2011-119) -SJ 968