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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

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  • 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

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  • CS/HB 649, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/26/2021 at 3:03 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 996 Community Associations Garcia Identical Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 649 (Ch. 2021-209) -SJ 686
    S 1998 Condominium Associations Pizzo Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 649 (Ch. 2021-209), CS/CS/SB 630 (Ch. 2021-99)

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    194.011 Assessment notice; objections to assessments. Page 1 (pdf)
    194.181 Parties to a tax suit. Page 5 (pdf)
    718.111 The association. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 649, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/5/2021 at 10:43 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Ways and Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/30/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/30/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 996 Community Associations Garcia Identical Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 649 (Ch. 2021-209) -SJ 686
    S 1998 Condominium Associations Pizzo Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 649 (Ch. 2021-209), CS/CS/SB 630 (Ch. 2021-99)

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/15/2021 3:16 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/26/2021 1:22 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    194.011 Assessment notice; objections to assessments. Page 1 (pdf)
    194.181 Parties to a tax suit. Page 5 (pdf)
    718.111 The association. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • HB 649, Original Filed Version Posted 2/1/2021 at 10:11 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/7/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 996 Community Associations Garcia Compare Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 649 (Ch. 2021-209) -SJ 686
    S 1998 Condominium Associations Pizzo Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 649 (Ch. 2021-209), CS/CS/SB 630 (Ch. 2021-99)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    546731 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Fernandez-Barquin 3/3/2021
    5:54 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/4/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    194.011 Assessment notice; objections to assessments. Page 1 (pdf)

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