SB 958 (2019) -  Housing Discrimination

General Bill by Rouson (CO-SPONSORS) Rodriguez
Housing Discrimination: Removing housing discrimination as a cause of action for certain relief and damages stemming from violations of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992; revising the conditions under which an aggrieved person may commence a civil action in any appropriate court against a specified respondent to enforce specified rights; authorizing, rather than requiring, a civil action to commence within a specified period after an alleged discriminatory housing practice, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/08/19 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 565 Subject: Housing Discrimination Relationship: Identical
Bill #: SB 1142 Subject: Housing Discrimination Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/8/2019 7:05:26 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/5/2019 3:57:48 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 04/09/2019 - 7:58 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 331 Time: 04/08/2019 - 6:37 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 04/03/2019 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 106 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 106 Time: 02/19/2019 - 9:53 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/12/2019 - 11:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
760.07 SB 430, SB 438, HB 485, HB 565, SB 1142, HB 1279
760.34 HB 565, SB 1142
760.35 HB 565, SB 1142