Home-based Businesses
Summary
Home-based Businesses; Prohibiting local governments from taking certain actions relating to the licensure and regulation of home-based businesses; specifying conditions under which a business is considered a home-based business; authorizing home-based businesses to operate in areas zoned for residential use; specifying that home-based businesses are subject to certain business taxes; authorizing the prevailing party in such challenge to recover specified attorney fees and costs, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 10, 2021
Signed Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
26–10
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 29, 2021
D
Democratic15
66% Nay
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
57
Key actions
18
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Jul 6, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2021-202; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 663 (Ch. 2021-211)
legislature
Jun 29, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 19 NAYS 18
upper
Apr 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (527003)
upper
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 77, NAYS 41
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment 355386 as amended
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 527003 adopted
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 527003 filed
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 493311 filed
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 11
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (355386)
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 78, NAYS 38
lower
Mar 12, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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