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CS/SB 266: Covenants and Restrictions

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Passidomo

Covenants and Restrictions; Designating the “Marketable Record Title Act”; revising the notice filing requirements for a person claiming an interest in land and other rights; exempting a specified summary notice and amendment from certain notice content requirements; authorizing the parcel owners of a community not subject to a homeowners’ association to use specified procedures to revive certain covenants or restrictions, subject to certain exceptions and requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2018
Last Action: 3/6/2018 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 617 (Ch. 2018-55) -SJ 748
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/7/2017 Senate • Filed
    9/22/2017 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 25
    11/27/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 12/05/17, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    12/5/2017 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 102
    • Now in Judiciary -SJ 102
    1/5/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/10/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 24
    1/10/2018 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 141
    1/11/2018 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 141
    2/21/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/18, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    2/28/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/01/18, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/1/2018 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 564
    3/2/2018 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 564
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/18 -SJ 771
    • CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 565
    3/6/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 747
    • Substituted HB 617 -SJ 748
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 617 (Ch. 2018-55) -SJ 748

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  • CS/SB 266, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/2/2018 at 8:21 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 617 (er) Covenants and Restrictions Edwards-Walpole Identical Last Action: 3/22/2018 Chapter No. 2018-55

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    702.09 Definitions. Page 15 (pdf)
    702.10 Order to show cause; entry of final judgment of foreclosure; payment during foreclosure. Page 16 (pdf)
    712.001 Page 3 (pdf)
    712.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    712.05 Effect of filing notice. Page 4 (pdf)
    712.06 Contents of notice; recording and indexing. Page 6 (pdf)
    712.095 Notice required by July 1, 1983. Page 20 (pdf)
    712.11 Covenant revitalization. Page 10 (pdf)
    712.12 Page 10 (pdf)
    720.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls. Page 12 (pdf)
    720.3032 Page 12 (pdf)
    720.403 Preservation of residential communities; revival of declaration of covenants. Page 21 (pdf)
    720.404 Eligible residential communities; requirements for revival of declaration. Page 22 (pdf)
    720.405 Organizing committee; parcel owner approval. Page 23 (pdf)
    720.407 Recording; notice of recording; applicability and effective date. Page 24 (pdf)

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  • SB 266, Original Filed Version Posted 9/7/2017 at 1:02 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 12/4/2017 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 12/5/2017 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/9/2018 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/10/2018 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2018 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/2/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 617 Covenants and Restrictions Edwards-Walpole Identical Last Action: 3/22/2018 Chapter No. 2018-55

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    313106 - Amendment
    Delete line 131 and insert:
    Rules
    (Passidomo)
    2/23/2018
    2:28 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/1/2018
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    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    12/5/2017 10:00 AM Community Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/10/2018 2:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/1/2018 9:00 AM Rules 13 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    702.09 Definitions. Page 15 (pdf)
    702.10 Order to show cause; entry of final judgment of foreclosure; payment during foreclosure. Page 16 (pdf)
    712.001 Page 3 (pdf)
    712.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    712.05 Effect of filing notice. Page 4 (pdf)
    712.06 Contents of notice; recording and indexing. Page 6 (pdf)
    712.095 Notice required by July 1, 1983. Page 20 (pdf)
    712.11 Covenant revitalization. Page 10 (pdf)
    712.12 Page 10 (pdf)
    720.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls. Page 12 (pdf)
    720.3032 Page 12 (pdf)
    720.403 Preservation of residential communities; revival of declaration of covenants. Page 20 (pdf)
    720.404 Eligible residential communities; requirements for revival of declaration. Page 22 (pdf)
    720.405 Organizing committee; parcel owner approval. Page 23 (pdf)
    720.407 Recording; notice of recording; applicability and effective date. Page 24 (pdf)

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