The Florida Senate

CS/CS/CS/HB 883: County and Municipal Code Enforcement

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Public Integrity and Elections Committee ; Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Overdorf

County and Municipal Code Enforcement; Prohibits code inspectors and code enforcement officers from initiating investigations or initiating enforcement proceedings of potential violations of codes & ordinances by way of anonymous complaints; requires complainants to provide specified information to report potential code or ordinance violations; specifies actions local government may take if person falsely claims fear of retaliation or status-based legal jeopardy to make false complaint.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/27/2021 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 60 (Ch. 2021-167)
Bill Text: PDF

Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/10/2021 House • Filed
2/22/2021 House • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2021 House • Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
3/9/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/10/2021 House • Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Public Integrity & Elections Committee
3/25/2021 House • Added to Public Integrity & Elections Committee agenda
3/29/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Public Integrity & Elections Committee
3/30/2021 House • Reported out of Public Integrity & Elections Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/31/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/1/2021 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
4/13/2021 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
4/15/2021 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
4/16/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/27/2021 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 60 (Ch. 2021-167)

Related Bills

Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
S 60 (er) County and Municipal Code Enforcement Bradley Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-167 <a href=Track This Bill" />

Bill Text

Version Posted Format
H 883 Filed 2/10/2021 9:07 AM PDF
H 883 c1 3/9/2021 2:52 PM PDF
H 883 c2 3/30/2021 5:55 PM PDF
H 883 c3 4/15/2021 8:19 PM PDF

Committee Amendments

H 883 Filed
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
541221 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
Overdorf 3/8/2021
2:56 PM
Adopted
3/9/2021
PDF
H 883 c1
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
786035 - Amendment
Remove lines 51-60 and insert:
Joseph 3/26/2021
5:44 PM
Adopted
3/30/2021
PDF
203353 - Amendment
Remove line 55 and insert:
Overdorf 3/26/2021
3:05 PM
Adopted
3/30/2021
PDF
H 883 c2
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
162641 - Amendment
Remove lines 70-258 and insert:
Overdorf 4/14/2021
11:49 AM
Adopted without Objection
4/15/2021
PDF

Floor Amendments

No Floor Amendments Available

Bill Analyses

Type Analysis Author Posted Format
Bill Analysis H 883 Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/12/2021 1:30 PM PDF
Bill Analysis H 883 Public Integrity and Elections Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2021 1:35 PM PDF
Bill Analysis H 883 State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2021 7:34 PM PDF

Vote History - Committee

No Committee Vote History Available

Vote History - Floor

No Vote History Available

Citations - Statutes (5)

Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
125.69 Penalties; enforcement by code inspectors. Page 3 (pdf)
162.06 Enforcement procedure. Page 8 (pdf)
162.13 Provisions of act supplemental. Page 9 (pdf)
162.21 Enforcement of county or municipal codes or ordinances; penalties. Page 9 (pdf)
166.0415 Enforcement by code inspectors; citations. Page 11 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.

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