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SB 440: Florida Commission on Human Relations

GENERAL BILL by Rouson

Florida Commission on Human Relations; Providing quorum requirements for the Commission on Human Relations and its panels; revising the number of persons the commission may 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: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/23/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/1/2019 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 63
    3/1/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/06/19, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 63
    3/6/2019 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 186
    • Now in Judiciary
    3/13/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/18/2019 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 255
    3/19/2019 Senate • Now in Rules
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Rules

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  • SB 440, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/23/2019 at 10:06 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/5/2019 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/6/2019 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2019 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 283 Florida Commission on Human Relations Antone Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    S 1488 Whistleblower’s Act Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/6/2019 10:30 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 4 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/18/2019 4:00 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.31895 Investigative procedures in response to prohibited personnel actions. Page 8 (pdf)
    760.03 Commission on Human Relations; staff. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.065 Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.29 Exemptions. Page 3 (pdf)
    760.31 Powers and duties of commission. Page 6 (pdf)
    760.60 Discriminatory practices of certain clubs prohibited; remedies. Page 7 (pdf)

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