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SB 1658: Housing

GENERAL BILL by Torres

Housing; Citing this act as the "Keep Floridians Housed Act"; creating the Department of Housing and Tenant Rights as a new department of state government; removing the option for a landlord to deposit certain money into a non-interest-bearing account; prohibiting a landlord from engaging in certain conduct; prohibiting a landlord from evicting a tenant or terminating a rental agreement because the tenant or the tenant’s minor child is a victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking; authorizing local governments and special districts to adopt a specified impact fee, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2023-17)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2023 Senate • Filed
3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Fiscal Policy
3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2023-17)