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CS/CS/HB 537: Home-based Businesses

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Donalds ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fitzenhagen ; Sabatini

Home-based Businesses; Specifies conditions under which business is considered home-based business; authorizes home-based business to operate in residential zone; prohibits local government from certain actions relating to licensure & regulation of home-based businesses; authorizes certain business owners to challenge local government actions; authorizes prevailing party to recover specified attorney fees & costs.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/5/2019 House • Filed
    11/15/2019 House • Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 44
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 44
    1/31/2020 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
    2/4/2020 House • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 -HJ 507
    2/5/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 497
    2/6/2020 House • Original reference(s) removed: Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • CS referred to State Affairs Committee; Commerce Committee -HJ 524
    • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 524
    2/18/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/20/2020 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 7 -HJ 628
    • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 628
    2/25/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/27/20, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
    2/27/2020 House • CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 7 -HJ 681
    2/28/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 680
    3/2/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 693
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/HB 537, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2020 at 8:24 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 778 Home-based Businesses Perry Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Community Affairs

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.955 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 537, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/5/2020 at 10:15 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Business and Professions Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2020 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2020 (pdf)
    Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 778 Home-based Businesses Perry Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Community Affairs

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    547895 - Amendment
    Remove line 49 and insert:
    Donalds 2/26/2020
    3:06 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/27/2020
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.955 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 537, Original Filed Version Posted 11/5/2019 at 3:00 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 778 Home-based Businesses Perry Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Community Affairs

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    559.955 Page 1 (pdf)

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