House Bill 623 (2020) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/CS/HB 623: Community Associations

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Shoaf ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fernandez-Barquin

Community Associations; Exempting certain property association pools from Department of Health regulations; providing requirements for a parcel owner to remove a discriminatory restriction from a covenant or restriction; revising requirements relating to the posting of digital copies of certain documents by certain condominium associations, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 374 (Ch. 2020-164)
Bill Text: PDF

Senate Committee References:

Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
11/13/2019	House	• Filed
11/25/2019	House	• Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 51
12/4/2019	House	• On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall
12/11/2019	House	• CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 329
12/16/2019	House	• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
12/18/2019	House	• Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee -HJ 383
1/14/2020	House	• Introduced -HJ 51 • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 282
1/17/2020	House	• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/22/20, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
1/22/2020	House	• CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 444
1/24/2020	House	• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
1/27/2020	House	• Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 444 • CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 443
2/25/2020	House	• On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/27/20, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
2/27/2020	House	• CS/CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 -HJ 694
3/1/2020	House	• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
3/2/2020	House	• CS/CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 685
3/3/2020	House	• Placed on Calendar -HJ 720 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
3/6/2020	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 892 • Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2020	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 968 • Amendment(s) adopted (574141) -HJ 968 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 969
3/9/2020	Senate	• In Messages • Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Appropriations -SJ 654
3/10/2020	Senate	• Received -SJ 653
3/14/2020	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 374 (Ch. 2020-164)

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 689 (e2)	Department of Business and Professional Regulation	Business and Professions Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 374 (Ch. 2020-164)
H 733 (c2)	Marketable Record Title Act	Smith	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 374 (Ch. 2020-164)
H 1257 (e2)	Community Associations	Tomkow	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
H 1317	Condominium Associations	Fernandez	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee
S 374 (er)	Housing Discrimination	Rouson	Compare	Last Action: 9/8/2020 Chapter No. 2020-164
S 802 (c1)	Marketable Record Title Act	Perry	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 374 (Ch. 2020-164)
S 912	Department of Business and Professional Regulation	Diaz	Compare	Last Action: 3/11/2020 S Laid on Table -SJ 688
S 1154 (c2)	Community Associations	Baxley	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 374 (Ch. 2020-164)
S 1494	Insurance Coverage for Condominium Unit Owners	Gruters	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Banking and Insurance
S 1752 (c1)	Condominium Associations	Pizzo	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Version	Posted	Format
H 623 Filed	11/13/2019 11:10 AM	PDF
H 623 c1	12/16/2019 3:23 PM	PDF
H 623 c2	1/24/2020 5:20 PM	PDF
H 623 c3	3/1/2020 5:35 PM	PDF
H 623 e1	3/9/2020 7:01 PM	PDF

Committee Amendments

H 623 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
332353 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Shoaf	12/10/2019 6:11 PM	Withdrawn Prior to Consideration 12/10/2019	PDF
624469 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Shoaf	12/10/2019 6:20 PM	Adopted without Objection 12/11/2019	PDF

H 623 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
314361 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Shoaf	1/21/2020 8:47 PM	Withdrawn Prior to Consideration 1/21/2020	PDF
564845 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Shoaf	1/21/2020 8:59 PM	Adopted 1/22/2020	PDF

H 623 c2
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
079453 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Shoaf	2/26/2020 7:30 PM	Adopted 2/27/2020	PDF
235713 - Amendment to Amendment (079453) Between lines 1656 and 1657 of the amendment, insert:	La Rosa	2/26/2020 7:56 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/27/2020	PDF

Floor Amendments

H 623 c3
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
574141 - Amendment Remove lines 95-104 and insert:	Shoaf	3/8/2020 6:08 PM	House: Adopted 3/9/2020	PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 623	Business and Professions Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	12/16/2019 2:30 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 623	Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	1/24/2020 5:20 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 623	Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting)	3/1/2020 5:18 PM	PDF

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
H 623 c3	3/9/2020 5:01 PM	House	115 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (23)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
514.0115	Exemptions from supervision or regulation; variances.	Page 4 (pdf)
553.77	Specific powers of the commission.
627.714	Residential condominium unit owner coverage; loss assessment coverage required.	Page 5 (pdf)
712.065		Page 5 (pdf)
718.111	The association.	Page 7 (pdf)
718.112	Bylaws.	Page 21 (pdf)
718.113	Maintenance; limitation upon improvement; display of flag; hurricane shutters and protection; display of religious decorations.	Page 37 (pdf)
718.117	Termination of condominium.	Page 41 (pdf)
718.121	Liens.	Page 42 (pdf)
718.1255	Alternative dispute resolution; voluntary mediation; mandatory nonbinding arbitration; legislative findings.	Page 43 (pdf)
718.202	Sales or reservation deposits prior to closing.	Page 46 (pdf)
718.303	Obligations of owners and occupants; remedies.	Page 47 (pdf)
718.501	Authority, responsibility, and duties of Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes.	Page 49 (pdf)
718.5014	Ombudsman location.	Page 63 (pdf)
719.103	Definitions.	Page 63 (pdf)
719.104	Cooperatives; access to units; records; financial reports; assessments; purchase of leases.	Page 63 (pdf)
719.106	Bylaws; cooperative ownership.	Page 67 (pdf)
720.303	Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls.	Page 74 (pdf)
720.304	Right of owners to peaceably assemble; display of flag; SLAPP suits prohibited.	Page 83 (pdf)
720.305	Obligations of members; remedies at law or in equity; levy of fines and suspension of use rights.	Page 84 (pdf)
720.306	Meetings of members; voting and election procedures; amendments.	Page 87 (pdf)
720.3075	Prohibited clauses in association documents.	Page 91 (pdf)
720.311	Dispute resolution.	Page 90 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.

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