Florida House Bill 437 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2-1)
Status: Passed on May 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-12 - Chapter No. 2023-64
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizes condominium unit owners to display certain flags on Patriot Day; authorizes homeowners to display certain number of specified flags regardless of certain prohibitions in governing documents of homeowners' association; defines "first responder flag"; prohibits homeowners' associations from restricting parcel owners & their tenants from installing, displaying, or storing items on parcels; provides exceptions; prohibits certain homeowners' association documents from precluding property owners from displaying certain number of specified flags; requires that such flags be displayed in specified manner.

Property Owners' Right to Install, Display, and Store Items

House Judiciary Committee	House Civil Justice Subcommittee	Rep. James Buchanan [R]	Rep. Dean Black [R]
Rep. Kimberly Daniels [D]	Rep. Alina Garcia [R]	Rep. Chip LaMarca [R]	Rep. Lauren Melo [R]
Rep. Juan Porras [R]	Rep. Rick Roth [R]

2023-05-01 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#21 (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-20 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#180 (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-11 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-28 - House - House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-20 - House - House Civil Justice Subcommittee (Y: 15 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-12		Chapter No. 2023-64
2023-05-11		Approved by Governor
2023-05-09		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2023-05-01	House	Ordered enrolled
2023-05-01	House	In Messages
2023-05-01	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
2023-05-01	Senate	Read 3rd time
2023-05-01	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-05-01	Senate	Substituted for CS/SB 1454
2023-05-01	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2023-05-01	Senate	Withdrawn from Rules
2023-04-25	Senate	Received
2023-04-21	Senate	Referred to Rules
2023-04-20	Senate	In Messages
2023-04-20	House	CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
2023-04-20	House	Read 3rd time
2023-04-20	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2023-04-20	House	Read 2nd time
2023-04-13	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
2023-04-13	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2023-04-13	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2023-04-12	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2023-04-12	House	CS Filed
2023-04-12	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-04-11	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2023-04-11	House	Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2023-04-07	House	PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2023-03-29	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2023-03-29	House	Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-03-29	House	Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-03-24	House	Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
2023-03-22	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2023-03-22	House	Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-03-22	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2023-03-22	House	Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-03-21	House	CS Filed
2023-03-21	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-03-21	House	Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-03-20	House	Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-03-16	House	Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-02-01	House	Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-02-01	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2023-02-01	House	Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-02-01	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-01-24	House	Filed

S1454 (Similar To) 2023-05-01 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2023-64)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
718	113		Amended Code	See Bill Text
720	304		Amended Code	See Bill Text
720	3045		Amended Code	See Bill Text
720	3075		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/Amendment/799699/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/Analyses/h0437.CJS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/Analyses/h0437a.CJS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/Analyses/h0437b.RRS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/Analyses/h0437c.RRS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/Analyses/h0437d.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/Analyses/h0437z.CJS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=67413&IsPCB=0&BillId=77094
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=68108&IsPCB=0&BillId=77094
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=68967&IsPCB=1&BillId=77094
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/Vote/HouseVote_h00437c2180.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/437/Vote/SenateVote_h00437c2021.PDF