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CS/HB 649: Petition for Objection to Assessment

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee ; Fernandez-Barquin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) McClain

Petition for Objection to Assessment; Specifies requirements for content, delivery, & posting of certain association notices; provides that certain associations have right to seek judicial review, appeal decisions, & represent unit or parcel owners in certain proceedings; requires certain associations to defend unit or parcel owners in certain proceedings; provides that individual unit or parcel owners do not have to be named as defendants in certain proceedings; revises parties considered defendants in tax suit; provides options to unit or parcel owners for defending tax suit; specifies conditions for releasing unit or parcel owner from lis pendens related to certain actions; authorizes condominium association to take certain actions relating to challenge to ad valorem taxes.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-209
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/1/2021 House • Filed
2/18/2021 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/4/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
3/5/2021 House • Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/9/2021 House • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Ways & Means Committee
3/18/2021 House • Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
3/22/2021 House • Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
• Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/25/2021 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/29/2021 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
4/15/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
• Message sent to senate
4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 495
4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 495
4/26/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 686
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 996 -SJ 686
• Read 2nd time -SJ 686
• Read 3rd time -SJ 686
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 686
4/26/2021 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-209