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CS/CS/CS/HB 883: County and Municipal Code Enforcement

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Public Integrity and Elections Committee ; Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Overdorf

County and Municipal Code Enforcement; Prohibits code inspectors and code enforcement officers from initiating investigations or initiating enforcement proceedings of potential violations of codes & ordinances by way of anonymous complaints; requires complainants to provide specified information to report potential code or ordinance violations; specifies actions local government may take if person falsely claims fear of retaliation or status-based legal jeopardy to make false complaint.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/27/2021 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 60 (Ch. 2021-167)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2021 House • Filed
    2/22/2021 House • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2021 House • Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
    3/9/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/10/2021 House • Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Public Integrity & Elections Committee
    3/25/2021 House • Added to Public Integrity & Elections Committee agenda
    3/29/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Public Integrity & Elections Committee
    3/30/2021 House • Reported out of Public Integrity & Elections Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    3/31/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/1/2021 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    4/13/2021 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    4/15/2021 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
    4/16/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/27/2021 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 60 (Ch. 2021-167)

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 883, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/15/2021 at 8:19 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 60 (er) County and Municipal Code Enforcement Bradley Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-167

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.69 Penalties; enforcement by code inspectors. Page 3 (pdf)
    162.06 Enforcement procedure. Page 8 (pdf)
    162.13 Provisions of act supplemental. Page 9 (pdf)
    162.21 Enforcement of county or municipal codes or ordinances; penalties. Page 9 (pdf)
    166.0415 Enforcement by code inspectors; citations. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 883, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/30/2021 at 5:55 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 60 (c1) County and Municipal Code Enforcement Bradley Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-167

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    162641 - Amendment
    Remove lines 70-258 and insert:
    Overdorf 4/14/2021
    11:49 AM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/15/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.69 Penalties; enforcement by code inspectors. Page 2 (pdf)
    162.06 Enforcement procedure. Page 6 (pdf)
    162.13 Provisions of act supplemental. Page 9 (pdf)
    162.21 Enforcement of county or municipal codes or ordinances; penalties. Page 9 (pdf)
    166.0415 Enforcement by code inspectors; citations. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 883, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/9/2021 at 2:52 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Public Integrity and Elections Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 60 (c1) County and Municipal Code Enforcement Bradley Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-167

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    786035 - Amendment
    Remove lines 51-60 and insert:
    Joseph 3/26/2021
    5:44 PM
    Adopted
    3/30/2021
    PDF
    203353 - Amendment
    Remove line 55 and insert:
    Overdorf 3/26/2021
    3:05 PM
    Adopted
    3/30/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.69 Penalties; enforcement by code inspectors. Page 2 (pdf)
    162.06 Enforcement procedure. Page 7 (pdf)
    162.13 Provisions of act supplemental. Page 7 (pdf)
    162.21 Enforcement of county or municipal codes or ordinances; penalties. Page 8 (pdf)
    166.0415 Enforcement by code inspectors; citations. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • HB 883, Original Filed Version Posted 2/10/2021 at 9:07 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/12/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 60 (c1) County and Municipal Code Enforcement Bradley Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-167

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    541221 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Overdorf 3/8/2021
    2:56 PM
    Adopted
    3/9/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.69 Penalties; enforcement by code inspectors. Page 2 (pdf)
    162.06 Enforcement procedure. Page 6 (pdf)
    162.13 Provisions of act supplemental. Page 7 (pdf)
    162.21 Enforcement of county or municipal codes or ordinances; penalties. Page 7 (pdf)
    166.0415 Enforcement by code inspectors; citations. Page 8 (pdf)

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