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FL H0519

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Civil Justice Subcommittee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces the notice period for property rights claims from 150 days to 90 days for all property types, eliminating the separate 90-day period previously available only for agricultural property
  • Creates a presumption that government settlement offers protect the public interest and allows property owners to choose court determination of compensation instead of jury trial
  • Allows property owners to bring claims without submitting formal development applications when a law's impact on property is "clear and unequivocal," with government required to respond within 45 days describing use limitations
  • Authorizes property owners to sue to invalidate prohibited exactions (conditions lacking essential nexus to legitimate public purpose or rough proportionality to proposed use impacts), with mandatory attorney fee awards when exactions lack essential nexus
  • Requires Department of Transportation to offer previous property owners right of first refusal before disposing of surplus property, with minimum 15 days to respond and 60 days to close

Legislative Description

Growth Management

Last Action

Died in Judiciary

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/9/2020
Judiciary1/30/2020
Commerce Committee1/21/2020
Civil Justice Subcommittee11/15/2019

Full Bill Text

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