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CS/HB 1159: Private Property Rights

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; La Rosa ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sabatini

Private Property Rights; Prohibits local governments from requiring notices, applications, approvals, permits, fees, or mitigation for pruning, trimming, or removal of trees on residential property if property owner obtains specified documentation; prohibits local governments from requiring property owners to replant such trees; provides exception for mangrove protection actions; deletes provision that authorizes electric utilities to perform certain right-of-way tree maintenance only if property owner has received local government approval; creates Property Owner Bill of Rights; requires county property appraisers to provide specified information on their websites.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 6/27/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-155
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2019 House • Filed
3/4/2019 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 119
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 119
3/15/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 8:00 am, 12 HOB
3/19/2019 House • Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 3 -HJ 447
• Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 447
4/2/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 04/04/19, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
4/4/2019 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 4 -HJ 591
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 591
4/16/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/18/19, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
4/18/2019 House • CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 4 -HJ 758
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 756
4/20/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 765
4/22/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/19
4/25/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 878
• Read 3rd time -HJ 878
• CS passed; YEAS 77 NAYS 36 -HJ 878
4/25/2019 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 511
• Received -SJ 511
4/26/2019 Senate • Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 568
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1400 -SJ 568
• Read 2nd time -SJ 568
• Read 3rd time -SJ 568, 578
• CS passed; YEAS 22 NAYS 16 -SJ 578
4/26/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1011
6/25/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/26/2019 • Approved by Governor
6/27/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-155