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SB 442: Fair Housing

GENERAL BILL by Braynon

Fair Housing; Providing that an aggrieved person may file a civil action without first filing an administrative complaint for a discriminatory housing practice; providing that, if the Florida Commission on Human Relations or local agency has obtained a conciliation agreement with the consent of the aggrieved person, the filing of a civil action is prohibited, except to enforce the terms of the agreement, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations (BGA)
  4. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/5/2011 Senate • Filed
    11/2/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 40
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 40
    1/18/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/23/12, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/23/2012 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    • Now in Judiciary
    1/26/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/12, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Meeting cancelled
    2/6/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/9/2012 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 499
    2/10/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 499
    2/14/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations -SJ 519
    • Now in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations

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  • SB 442, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/5/2011 at 11:04 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/20/2012 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/23/2012 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/8/2012 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 283 Fair Housing Watson Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CVJS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/23/2012 10:00 AM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/9/2012 1:15 PM Judiciary 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    760.35 Civil actions and relief; administrative procedures. Page 1 (pdf)

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