HB 565: Housing Discrimination
GENERAL BILL by Williams ; Davis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Daniels ; Joseph ; Mercado
Housing Discrimination; 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 whether aggrieved person filed complaint with commission; prohibits aggrieved person from filing specified action in certain circumstances; provides exception.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/6/2019 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 66 |
| 3/5/2019 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 66 |
| 3/21/2019 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/25/19, 3:00 pm, Sumner Hall |
| 3/25/2019 | House |
• Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 520 |
| 3/26/2019 | House |
• Now in Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 520 |
| 3/28/2019 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/01/19, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall |
| 4/1/2019 | House |
• Favorable by Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 555 • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 555 |
| 5/3/2019 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Judiciary Committee |
