Home-based Businesses
Summary
Home-based Businesses; Specifies conditions under which business is considered home-based business; authorizes home-based business to operate in residential zone; prohibits local government from certain actions relating to licensure & regulation of home-based businesses; authorizes certain business owners to challenge local government actions; authorizes prevailing party to recover specified attorney fees & costs.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 14, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 7
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/27/20, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Affairs Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 7
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
CS referred to State Affairs Committee; Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Original reference(s) removed: Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
PCS on Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Nov 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
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