SB 958: Housing Discrimination
GENERAL BILL by Rouson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodriguez
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; authorizing, rather than requiring, a civil action to commence within a specified period after an alleged discriminatory housing practice, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/12/2019 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/19/2019 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 106 |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 106 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 4/8/2019 | Senate |
• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 331 |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate |
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability |
