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SB 268: Housing Discrimination

GENERAL BILL by Rouson

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; providing that the aggrieved person does not need to take specified actions before bringing a civil action, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2017 Senate • Filed
    1/25/2017 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 55
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 55
    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 268, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2017 at 8:37 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 659 Housing Discrimination Raschein Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Careers and Competition Subcommittee
    S 742 Housing Discrimination Latvala Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Judiciary

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination. Page 1 (pdf)
    760.34 Enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.35 Civil actions and relief; administrative procedures. Page 3 (pdf)

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