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CS/SB 1454: Homeowners’ Right to Display and Store Items

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Gruters

Homeowners’ Right to Display and Store Items; Authorizing homeowners to display no more than a certain number of specified flags regardless of certain prohibitions in the governing documents of the homeowners’ association; prohibiting homeowners’ associations from restricting parcel owners or tenants from displaying items on a parcel which are not visible from the parcel’s frontage; prohibiting certain homeowners’ association documents from precluding property owners from displaying a certain number of specified flags, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/1/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2023-64) -SJ 649
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
    3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/16/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/21/23, 2:30 pm, 401 Senate Building
    3/21/2023 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    3/23/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Community Affairs
    • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
    3/31/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/05/23, 8:30 am, 401 Senate Building
    4/5/2023 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    • Now in Rules
    4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/19/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
    4/20/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/26/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/23
    5/1/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 649
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 437 -SJ 649
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2023-64) -SJ 649

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  • CS/SB 1454, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/23/2023 at 9:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/23/2023 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 437 (er) Property Owners' Right to Install, Display, and Store Items Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/12/2023 Chapter No. 2023-64

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/5/2023 8:30 AM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/19/2023 8:30 AM Rules 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    720.304 Right of owners to peaceably assemble; display of flag; SLAPP suits prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)
    720.3045 Page 3 (pdf)
    720.3075 Prohibited clauses in association documents. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 1454, Original Filed Version Posted 3/2/2023 at 11:21 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 437 (c1) Property Owners' Right to Install, Display, and Store Items Civil Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/12/2023 Chapter No. 2023-64

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    515914 - Amendment
    Delete line 86 and insert:
    Regulated Industries
    (Gruters)
    3/20/2023
    1:37 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/21/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/21/2023 2:30 PM Regulated Industries 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    720.304 Right of owners to peaceably assemble; display of flag; SLAPP suits prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)
    720.3045 Page 3 (pdf)
    720.3075 Prohibited clauses in association documents. Page 4 (pdf)

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