Florida House Bill 659 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Careers and Competition Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Removes housing discrimination as cause of action for certain relief & damages resulting from violations of Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992; revises provisions of the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation & gender identity; revises conditions under which aggrieved person may commence civil action against specified respondent; prohibits aggrieved person from commencing specified civil action if such person has consented to conciliation agreement, with exception, or if administrative law judge has commenced hearing on record on allegation.

Housing Discrimination

Rep. Holly Raschein [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-05	House	Died in Careers and Competition Subcommittee
2017-05-05	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2017-03-07	House	Introduced
2017-02-15	House	Referred to Careers and Competition Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; Commerce Committee
2017-02-06	House	Filed

H0623 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Careers and Competition Subcommittee
S0268 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Judiciary
S0666 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S0742 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
419	001		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	22		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	23		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	24		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	25		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	26		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	29		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	34		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	35		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/659
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0659/BillText/Filed/PDF