CS/CS/HB 537 (2020) - Home-based Businesses

General Bill by Commerce Committee and Business & Professions Subcommittee and Donalds (CO-SPONSORS) Fitzenhagen; Sabatini

Home-based Businesses: Specifies conditions under which business is considered home-based business; authorizes home-based business to operate in residential zone; prohibits local government from certain actions relating to licensure & regulation of home-based businesses; authorizes certain business owners to challenge local government actions; authorizes prevailing party to recover specified attorney fees & costs.

Effective Date: July 1, 2020

Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

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Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Business & Professions Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 02/04/20 12:00 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes
State Affairs Committee
- On agenda for: 02/20/20 8:00 AM
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- Favorable (final action) See Votes
Commerce Committee
- On agenda for: 02/27/20 8:00 AM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: SB 778	Subject: Home-based Businesses	Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Committee Substitute 2
Committee Substitute 1
- A 547895 , Donalds (COM) Date Filed: 02/26/20, Line#: 49 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 02/27/2020 06:09 PM
PCS for HB 537 (BPS) Date Published: 01/31/20
Original Filed Version

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Commerce Committee 2/27/2020 6:37:28 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Commerce Committee 2/25/2020 4:37:46 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: State Affairs Committee 2/20/2020 1:41:40 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: State Affairs Committee 2/18/2020 4:16:49 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee 2/5/2020 10:29:36 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee 1/31/2020 4:47:04 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar	Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 03/02/2020 - 3:33 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar	Time: 03/02/2020 - 3:33 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 02/28/2020 - 5:37 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 02/28/2020 - 8:24 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 02/28/2020 - 8:24 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Commerce Committee	Time: 02/27/2020 - 6:39 PM	Member:	Committee: Commerce Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee	Time: 02/27/2020 - 6:09 PM	Member:	Committee: Commerce Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Commerce Committee agenda	Time: 02/25/2020 - 4:18 PM	Member:	Committee: Commerce Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Now in Commerce Committee	Time: 02/20/2020 - 1:41 PM	Member:	Committee: Commerce Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of State Affairs Committee	Time: 02/20/2020 - 1:41 PM	Member:	Committee: State Affairs Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by State Affairs Committee	Time: 02/20/2020 - 12:37 PM	Member:	Committee: State Affairs Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda	Time: 02/18/2020 - 4:11 PM	Member:	Committee: State Affairs Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Now in State Affairs Committee	Time: 02/06/2020 - 3:05 PM	Member:	Committee: State Affairs Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Commerce Committee	Time: 02/06/2020 - 3:05 PM	Member:	Committee: Commerce Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee	Time: 02/06/2020 - 3:05 PM	Member:	Committee: State Affairs Committee	Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 02/05/2020 - 7:48 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 02/05/2020 - 10:15 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 02/05/2020 - 10:15 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Business & Professions Subcommittee	Time: 02/05/2020 - 10:12 AM	Member:	Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Business & Professions Subcommittee	Time: 02/04/2020 - 4:12 PM	Member:	Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H PCS added to Business & Professions Subcommittee agenda	Time: 01/31/2020 - 4:17 PM	Member:	Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:19 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Now in Business & Professions Subcommittee	Time: 11/15/2019 - 10:49 AM	Member:	Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Commerce Committee	Time: 11/15/2019 - 10:49 AM	Member:	Committee: Commerce Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee	Time: 11/15/2019 - 10:49 AM	Member:	Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Business & Professions Subcommittee	Time: 11/15/2019 - 10:49 AM	Member:	Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Filed	Time: 11/05/2019 - 3:00 PM	Member: Donalds	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
559.955	SB 778, SB 1828, CS/HB 7041