CS/HB 853: Housing Discrimination
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee ; Davis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Peters ; Shaw
Housing Discrimination; Removes housing discrimination as cause of action for certain relief & damages stemming from violations of Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992; revises conditions under which aggrieved person may commence civil action in appropriate court against specified respondent to enforce specified rights; provides that aggrieved person does not need to take specified actions before bringing civil action; authorizes, rather than requires, civil action to commence within 2 years after alleged discriminatory housing practice; authorizes aggrieved person to commence civil action regardless of whether specified complaint has been filed & regardless of status of any such complaint; prohibits aggrieved person from filing specified action in certain circumstances; prohibits aggrieved person from commencing specified civil action if an administrative law judge has commenced hearing on record on allegation.
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
- Judiciary (JU)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/1/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/13/2017 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Careers and Competition Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 76 |
| 1/9/2018 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 76 |
| 1/26/2018 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 1/30/2018 | House |
• CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -HJ 476 |
| 1/31/2018 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) • CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 468 |
| 2/5/2018 | House |
• Original reference(s) removed: Careers and Competition Subcommittee • CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 491 • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 491 |
| 2/19/2018 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/21/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 2/21/2018 | House |
• Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 -HJ 670 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 670 |
| 2/22/2018 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18 |
| 2/28/2018 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 725 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 3/1/2018 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 765 • CS passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 3 -HJ 765, 766 |
| 3/1/2018 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 570 |
| 3/2/2018 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 570 |
| 3/10/2018 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Judiciary |
