republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2021/hb-421.md

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Bill	Relief From Burdens on Real Property Rights	Relief From Burdens on Real Property Rights; Revises notice of claim requirements for property owners; creates presumption that settlement offers protect public interest; specifies property owners retain option to have court determine awards of compensation; authorizes property owners to bring claims against governmental entities in certain circumstances; provides property owners are not required to submit formal development applications or proceed through formal application processes to bring claims in specified circumstances.	us/states/fl	Florida Legislature	2021	HB 421	Florida HB 421 (2021)	bill		enacted	2021-203		6	61	6	2021-01-26	2021-07-06	openstates	ocd-bill/85611957-a2c5-4f9c-b40c-d1ddd2018a8d	https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/421/ByCategory	a8e2dc84996b0180e2e3d3e7c40085d3b71c52d4061f1b0775b7acd2558f2813	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-fl

Florida HB 421 (2021) — Relief From Burdens on Real Property Rights

Relief From Burdens on Real Property Rights; Revises notice of claim requirements for property owners; creates presumption that settlement offers protect public interest; specifies property owners retain option to have court determine awards of compensation; authorizes property owners to bring claims against governmental entities in certain circumstances; provides property owners are not required to submit formal development applications or proceed through formal application processes to bring claims in specified circumstances.

Enacted — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-203.

Version chain

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

1. H 421 Filed (filed) — source
2. H 421 c1 (committee substitute) — source
3. H 421 c2 (committee substitute) — source
4. H 421 e1 (engrossed) — source
5. H 421 e2 (engrossed) — source
6. H 421 er (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Favorable (Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee) — 15–3 (pass) · lower
• Passage, Third Reading — 90–29 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 34–6 (pass) · upper
• Favorable (Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee) — 15–2 (pass) · lower
• Passage — 79–37 (pass) · lower
• Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — 14–5 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-26 Filed filing
• 2021-02-08 Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2021-02-08 Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2021-02-08 Referred to Judiciary Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-08 Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• 2021-03-02 Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
• 2021-03-02 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 2021-03-04 Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-04 Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• 2021-03-04 Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• 2021-03-30 PCSMB added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
• 2021-04-01 Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• 2021-04-02 Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• 2021-04-02 Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• 2021-04-02 CS Filed
• 2021-04-05 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• 2021-04-05 Referred to Judiciary Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-05 Now in Judiciary Committee
• 2021-04-13 Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
• 2021-04-15 Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• 2021-04-15 Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• 2021-04-15 Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• 2021-04-15 CS Filed
• 2021-04-15 Bill referred to House Calendar
• 2021-04-15 Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
• 2021-04-15 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
• 2021-04-16 Amendment 282553 filed
• 2021-04-16 Amendment 195699 filed
• 2021-04-16 Amendment 486653 filed
• 2021-04-16 Amendment 191085 filed
• 2021-04-20 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2021-04-20 Amendment 195699 Failed
• 2021-04-20 Amendment 191085 Failed
• 2021-04-20 Amendment 486653 Failed
• 2021-04-20 Amendment 282553 Failed
• 2021-04-20 Placed on 3rd reading
• 2021-04-20 Added to Third Reading Calendar
• 2021-04-21 Amendment 374419 filed
• 2021-04-21 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2021-04-21 Amendment 374419 adopted
• 2021-04-21 CS passed as amended; YEAS 90, NAYS 29 passage
• 2021-04-21 In Messages
• 2021-04-21 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2021-04-21 Message sent to senate
• 2021-04-21 Received
• 2021-04-26 Withdrawn from Rules withdrawal
• 2021-04-26 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• 2021-04-26 Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1876
• 2021-04-26 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2021-04-26 Amendment(s) adopted (738392)
• 2021-04-26 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2021-04-26 CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 6 passage
• 2021-04-26 In Messages
• 2021-04-28 Added to Senate Message List
• 2021-04-28 Amendment 738392 Concur
• 2021-04-28 CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 37 passage
• 2021-04-28 Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
• 2021-04-28 Message sent to senate
• 2021-06-28 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• 2021-06-29 Approved by Governor executive-signature
• 2021-07-06 Chapter No. 2021-203

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/85611957-a2c5-4f9c-b40c-d1ddd2018a8d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).