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CS/CS/HB 437: Property Owners' Right to Install, Display, and Store Items

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Buchanan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Black ; Daniels ; Garcia ; LaMarca ; Melo ; Porras ; Roth

Property Owners' Right to Install, Display, and Store Items; Authorizes condominium unit owners to display certain flags on Patriot Day; authorizes homeowners to display certain number of specified flags regardless of certain prohibitions in governing documents of homeowners' association; defines "first responder flag"; prohibits homeowners' associations from restricting parcel owners & their tenants from installing, displaying, or storing items on parcels; provides exceptions; prohibits certain homeowners' association documents from precluding property owners from displaying certain number of specified flags; requires that such flags be displayed in specified manner.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/12/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-64
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/24/2023 House • Filed
2/1/2023 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/16/2023 House • Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/20/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
3/21/2023 House • Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/22/2023 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/24/2023 House • Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
3/29/2023 House • Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
4/7/2023 House • PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
4/11/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
4/12/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/13/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
4/20/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
4/20/2023 Senate • In Messages
4/21/2023 Senate • Referred to Rules
4/25/2023 Senate • Received
5/1/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 649
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 1454 -SJ 649
• Read 2nd time -SJ 649
• Read 3rd time -SJ 649
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 649
5/1/2023 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
5/9/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/11/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/12/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-64