SB 726 (2020) -  Florida Commission on Human Relations

General Bill by Rouson
Florida Commission on Human Relations: Revising quorum requirements for the Commission on Human Relations and its panels; revising the number of persons the commission must recommend for the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame; deleting a requirement that a facility or community that provides housing for older persons register with and submit a letter to the commission; deleting the requirement for the commission or Attorney General to investigate a complaint of discrimination in evaluating an application for club membership, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/11/20 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 255 (Ch. 2020-153) -SJ 709 on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 5:52 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 12/09/19 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/15/20 10:15 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/02/20 12:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 255 Subject: Florida Commission on Human Relations Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 450 Subject: Whistleblower’s Act Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/3/2020 4:18:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/28/2020 12:11:01 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/15/2020 2:19:46 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/14/2020 10:07:46 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 12/9/2019 3:14:28 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 12/6/2019 1:11:08 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 255 (Ch. 2020-153) -SJ 709 Time: 03/11/2020 - 5:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 255 -SJ 709 Time: 03/11/2020 - 5:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 708 Time: 03/11/2020 - 5:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 653 Time: 03/10/2020 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 550 Time: 03/09/2020 - 5:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 518 Time: 03/06/2020 - 6:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20 -SJ 519 Time: 03/04/2020 - 3:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/03/2020 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 374 Time: 03/02/2020 - 7:41 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/26/2020 - 5:42 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 01/15/2020 - 2:29 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 154 Time: 01/15/2020 - 1:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 56 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/15/20, 10:15 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/10/2020 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 12/09/2019 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 132 Time: 12/09/2019 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/09/19, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 12/02/2019 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 56 Time: 11/21/2019 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/01/2019 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.31895 CS/HB 255, SB 450, CS/CS/HB 1111, SB 1538
760.03 CS/HB 255
760.065 CS/HB 255
760.11 CS/HB 255, HB 635, SB 644, HB 889, SB 1194, CS/SB 1302
760.29 SB 34, HB 161, SB 206, CS/CS/CS/HB 209, CS/HB 255, SB 1084
760.31 CS/CS/CS/HB 209, CS/HB 255, SB 1084
760.60 SB 34, HB 161, SB 206, CS/HB 255