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CS/SB 898: Lodging Standards

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Stewart ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry ; Taddeo ; Book ; Berman ; Bracy ; Polsky ; Cruz ; Jones ; Garcia ; Powell ; Torres

Lodging Standards; Citing this act as "Miya’s Law"; requiring landlords of nontransient or transient apartments to require employees to undergo background screenings as a condition of employment; revising what constitutes reasonable notice for repairs of dwelling units; requiring public lodging establishments licensed as nontransient or transient apartments to take certain actions relating to employee background screenings and keys for dwelling units; prohibiting an operator of a public lodging establishment from offering an hourly rate for an accommodation, etc.

Effective Date: except as otherwise provided
 Last Action: 6/28/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-222
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/12/2021 Senate • Filed
11/30/2021 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 60
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 59
1/20/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/25/22, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/25/2022 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 237
1/27/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary; Rules
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 240
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 239
2/17/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/22/22, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/22/2022 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 451
• Now in Appropriations
2/23/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/28/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 484
3/1/2022 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/22 -SJ 521
3/2/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 511
• Read 3rd time -SJ 511
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 511
3/2/2022 House • In Messages
3/10/2022 House • Was taken up
• Read 1st time
• Read 2nd time
• Amendment 469845 adopted
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 120, NAYS 0
3/10/2022 Senate • In returning messages
3/11/2022 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (469845) -SJ 819
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 819
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 819
6/17/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/27/2022 • Approved by Governor
6/28/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-222