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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Covenants and Restrictions"
description: "Covenants and Restrictions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 617"
citation: "Florida HB 617 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["limitation of actions", "home warranty associations", "mobile homes", "real property"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2018-55"
primary_sponsors: ["Edwards-Walpole"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-11-09"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a6e22a6-f203-4e6d-ba38-66ef9d56ed31"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/00617/ByCategory"
source_hash: "9672de19c4e0b35db4bc42397f722d8df61f5dace5e121fb9e95520a609b2438"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---
# 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](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/617/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 617 e1** (engrossed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/617/BillText/e1/PDF)
3. **H 617 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/617/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **360** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee) — **130** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **180** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee) — **80** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a6e22a6-f203-4e6d-ba38-66ef9d56ed31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).