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FL H0403

Home-based Businesses

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Introduced
01/25/2021
In Committee
04/21/2021
Crossed Over
04/30/2021
Passed
04/30/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/06/2021

Introduced Session

2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to home-based businesses; creating s. 559.955, F.S; prohibiting local governments from taking certain actions relating to the licensure and regulation of home-based businesses; specifying conditions under which a business is considered a home-based business; defining the term "heavy equipment"; authorizing home-based businesses to operate in areas zoned for residential use; specifying that home-based businesses are subject to certain business taxes; authorizing adversely affected current or prospective home-based business owners to challenge certain local government actions; authorizing the prevailing party in such challenge to recover specified attorney fees and costs; providing that certain existing and future residential association declarations and documents are not superseded by the act; providing that certain local laws, ordinances, or regulations are not are not superseded; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill creates a new section of Florida Statutes (s. 559.955) that prohibits local governments from regulating or licensing home-based businesses in a manner that is different from other businesses in their jurisdiction, with some exceptions. The bill defines a "home-based business" as one that operates from a residential property and meets certain criteria, such as having employees who reside in the home and complying with local zoning and parking requirements. The bill allows home-based businesses to operate in areas zoned for residential use and subjects them only to applicable business taxes. The bill also authorizes adversely affected home-based business owners to challenge local government actions that violate these provisions and potentially recover attorney fees and costs. The bill does not supersede certain residential association declarations or local laws related to transient public lodging establishments.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Government Affairs

Sponsors (11)

Other Sponsors (1)

Commerce Committee (H)

Last Action

Chapter No. 2021-202; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 663 (Ch. 2021-211) (on 07/06/2021)
(2 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403
Analysis - Regulatory Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Analyses/h0403z1.RRS.PDF
Analysis - Regulatory Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Analyses/h0403z.RRS.PDF
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/BillText/e1/PDF
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/BillText/er/PDF
Analysis - https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Analyses/2021h00403.hms.PDF
House Floor Amendment #527003 to Amendment (355386) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Amendment/527003/PDF
House Floor Amendment #493311 to Amendment (355386) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Amendment/493311/PDF
Senate Floor Substitue Amendment #355386 to Amendment (Delete All) (809848) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Amendment/355386/HTML
Senate Floor Amendment #671404 to Amendment (809848) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Amendment/671404/HTML
Senate Floor Amendment #430772 to Amendment (809848) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Amendment/430772/HTML
Senate Floor Amendment (Delete All) #809848 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Amendment/809848/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/BillText/c1/PDF
Analysis - Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Analyses/h0403c.COM.PDF
House Committee Amendment #071393 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Amendment/071393/PDF
Analysis - Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Analyses/h0403b.COM.PDF
Analysis - Regulatory Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Analyses/h0403a.RRS.PDF
Analysis - Regulatory Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/Analyses/h0403.RRS.PDF
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/403/BillText/Filed/PDF
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