Florida House Bill 1237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 3 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-03 - Died in Community Affairs
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizes local governments to enact rates to tow vessels on private property & remove & store vessels; prohibits counties or municipalities from enacting ordinances imposing costs or penalties on owners, persons in control, or lienholders of vehicles or vessels or that require wrecker operators or towing businesses to accept specified form of payment; authorizes persons to place liens on vehicles or vessels to recover fees or charges; removes requirement regarding notices & signs concerning towing or removal of vehicles & vessels & liability for attorney fees; prohibits counties or municipalities from authorizing attorney fees in connection with towing activities & preempts to state regulation of such fees.

Towing and Immobilizing Vehicles and Vessels

House State Affairs Committee	House Business and Professions Subcommittee	Sen. Stan McClain [R]	Rep. Mel Ponder [R]
Rep. Rick Roth [R]

2019-04-17 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#163 (Y: 83 N: 31 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-03	Senate	Died in Community Affairs
2019-05-03	Senate	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2019-04-24	Senate	Received
2019-04-24	Senate	Referred to Community Affairs; Infrastructure and Security; Rules
2019-04-23	Senate	In Messages
2019-04-17	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 83 NAYS 31
2019-04-17	House	Read 3rd time
2019-04-17	House	Amendment(s) adopted (560115, 759219, 977681)
2019-04-17	House	Read 2nd time 721
2019-04-17	House	Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
2019-04-11	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
2019-04-11	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-04-10	House	CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time
2019-04-10	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
2019-04-10	House	CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 1
2019-04-08	House	On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/10/19, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
2019-03-29	House	Now in State Affairs Committee
2019-03-28	House	CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time
2019-03-28	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2019-03-26	House	CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
2019-03-22	House	On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
2019-03-19	House	Now in Business and Professions Subcommittee
2019-03-19	House	Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1
2019-03-15	House	On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 8:00 am, 12 HOB
2019-03-08	House	Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Business and Professions Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
2019-03-05	House	Introduced
2019-03-01	House	Filed

S1792 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
125	0103		Amended Code	See Bill Text
125	01047		Amended Code	See Bill Text
166	043		Amended Code	See Bill Text
166	04465		Amended Code	See Bill Text
323	002		Amended Code	See Bill Text
713	78		Amended Code	See Bill Text
715	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text
715	08		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1237
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1237/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1237/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1237/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1237/BillText/e1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1237/Amendment/058631/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1237/Amendment/560115/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1237/Amendment/977681/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1237/Amendment/759219/PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1237/Vote/HouseVote_h01237c2163.PDF