republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2018/hb-617.md

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Florida HB 617 (2018) — Covenants and Restrictions

Enacted — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2018-55.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. H 617 Filed (filed) — source
2. H 617 e1 (engrossed) — source
3. H 617 er (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 36–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage, Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Favorable (Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee) — 13–0 (pass) · lower
• Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — 18–0 (pass) · lower
• Favorable (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee) — 8–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Edwards-Walpole — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2017-11-09 Filed filing
• 2017-11-15 Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee referral-committee
• 2017-11-29 On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 12/06/17, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall
• 2017-12-06 Favorable by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-12-07 Now in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• 2018-01-08 On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 01/10/18, 3:30 pm, 12 HOB
• 2018-01-09 Introduced introduction
• 2018-01-10 Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-01-10 Now in Judiciary Committee
• 2018-01-30 On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/01/18, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
• 2018-02-01 Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-01 Placed on Calendar
• 2018-02-27 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18
• 2018-03-02 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2018-03-02 Placed on 3rd reading
• 2018-03-05 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2018-03-05 Amendment(s) adopted (986135)
• 2018-03-05 Passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0
• 2018-03-05 In Messages
• 2018-03-05 Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules referral-committee
• 2018-03-05 Received
• 2018-03-06 Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules withdrawal
• 2018-03-06 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• 2018-03-06 Substituted for CS/SB 266
• 2018-03-06 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2018-03-06 Placed on 3rd reading
• 2018-03-07 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2018-03-07 Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 846, 847
• 2018-03-07 Ordered enrolled
• 2018-03-14 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• 2018-03-21 Approved by Governor executive-signature
• 2018-03-22 Chapter No. 2018-55

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6a6e22a6-f203-4e6d-ba38-66ef9d56ed31. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).