HB 437 is sponsored by Roth, Porras, Juan Carlos (Republican), Melo, Lauren (Republican), LaMarca, Chip (Republican), Garcia, Daniels, Kimberly (Democrat), Black, Dean (Republican), Buchanan, James (Republican), Civil Justice Subcommittee, and Judiciary Committee.

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Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 437 — Property Owners' Right to Install, Display, and Store Items

Last action May 12, 2023 — Chapter No. 2023-64

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on May 11, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
10 sponsors

3 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Property Owners' Right to Install, Display, and Store Items; Authorizes condominium unit owners to display certain flags on Patriot Day; authorizes homeowners to display certain number of specified flags regardless of certain prohibitions in governing documents of homeowners' association; defines "first responder flag"; prohibits homeowners' associations from restricting parcel owners & their tenants from installing, displaying, or storing items on parcels; provides exceptions; prohibits certain homeowners' association documents from precluding property owners from displaying certain number of specified flags; requires that such flags be displayed in specified manner.

Bill Text

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Action History

May 12, 2023
Chapter No. 2023-64
May 11, 2023
Approved by Governor
May 09, 2023
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
May 01, 2023
Ordered enrolled
May 01, 2023
In Messages
May 01, 2023
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
May 01, 2023
Read 3rd time
May 01, 2023
Read 2nd time
May 01, 2023
Substituted for CS/SB 1454
May 01, 2023
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
May 01, 2023
Withdrawn from Rules
April 25, 2023
Received
April 21, 2023
Referred to Rules
April 20, 2023
In Messages
April 20, 2023
CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
April 20, 2023
Read 3rd time
April 20, 2023
Added to Third Reading Calendar
April 20, 2023
Read 2nd time
April 13, 2023
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
April 13, 2023
Added to Second Reading Calendar
April 13, 2023
Bill referred to House Calendar
April 12, 2023
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
April 12, 2023
CS Filed
April 12, 2023
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
April 11, 2023
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
April 11, 2023
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
April 07, 2023
PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
March 29, 2023
Now in Judiciary Committee
March 29, 2023
Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
March 29, 2023
Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
March 24, 2023
Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
March 22, 2023
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
March 22, 2023
Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
March 22, 2023
Referred to Judiciary Committee
March 22, 2023
Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
March 21, 2023
CS Filed
March 21, 2023
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
March 21, 2023
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
March 20, 2023
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
March 16, 2023
Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
March 07, 2023
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
February 01, 2023
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
February 01, 2023
Referred to Judiciary Committee
February 01, 2023
Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
February 01, 2023
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
January 24, 2023
Filed

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 154 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Buchanan, James Republican
Civil Justice Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee

Co-sponsors (7)

Roth
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican
Melo, Lauren Republican
LaMarca, Chip Republican
Garcia
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat
Black, Dean Republican

Not signed on (154)

154 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

May 01, 2023

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	21	0	0	1
Democrat	6	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	0
No Party Affiliation	1	0	0	0
Total	39	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Powell	—	Yea
Baxley	—	Yea
Book	—	Yea
Stewart	—	Yea
Hutson	—	Yea
Ingoglia	—	Yea
Torres	—	Yea
Broxson	—	Yea
Collins	—	Yea
Perry	—	Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri"	—	Yea
Berman, Lori	Democrat	Yea
Davis, Tracie	Democrat	Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev"	Democrat	Yea
Osgood, Rosalind	Democrat	Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott	Democrat	Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin	Democrat	Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B.	No Party Affiliation	Yea
Albritton, Ben	Republican	Yea
Boyd, Jim	Republican	Yea
Bradley, Jennifer	Republican	Yea
Brodeur, Jason	Republican	Yea
Burgess, Danny	Republican	Yea
Burton, Colleen	Republican	Yea
Calatayud, Alexis	Republican	Yea
DiCeglie, Nick	Republican	Yea
Garcia, Ileana	Republican	Yea
Grall, Erin	Republican	Yea
Gruters, Joe	Republican	Yea
Harrell, Gayle	Republican	Yea
Hooper, Ed	Republican	Yea
Martin, Jonathan	Republican	Not Voting
Mayfield, Debbie	Republican	Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen	Republican	Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria	Republican	Yea
Simon, Corey	Republican	Yea
Trumbull, Jay	Republican	Yea
Vacant	Republican	Yea
Wright, Tom A.	Republican	Yea
Yarborough, Clay	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Passage, Third Reading

April 20, 2023

Passed 110 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	60	0	0	4
Democrat	24	0	0	3
Unaffiliated	26	0	0	1
Total	110	0	0	8
% of votes cast	93%	0%	0%	7%

How each member voted (118)

Member	Party	Vote
Altman	—	Yea
Payne	—	Yea
Amesty	—	Yea
Fernandez-Barquin	—	Yea
Fine	—	Yea
Rayner-Goolsby	—	Yea
Renner	—	Yea
Roach	—	Yea
Bell	—	Yea
Grant	—	Yea
Rommel	—	Yea
Beltran	—	Yea
Roth	—	Yea
Benjamin	—	Yea
Rudman	—	Yea
Hawkins	—	Yea
Killebrew	—	Yea
Stevenson	—	Yea
Caruso	—	Yea
Temple	—	Yea
Casello	—	Yea
Tomkow	—	Yea
Clemons	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Williams	—	Yea
Silvers	—	Not Voting
Lopez, V.	—	Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley	Democrat	Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston	Democrat	Yea
Bartleman, Robin	Democrat	Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon	Democrat	Yea
Campbell, Daryl	Democrat	Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D.	Democrat	Not Voting
Cross, Lindsay	Democrat	Yea
Daley, Dan	Democrat	Yea
Daniels, Kimberly	Democrat	Yea
Driskell, Fentrice	Democrat	Yea
Dunkley, Lisa	Democrat	Not Voting
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae"	Democrat	Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V.	Democrat	Yea
Franklin II, Gallop	Democrat	Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola	Democrat	Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike"	Democrat	Yea
Gregory, Emily	Democrat	Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita"	Democrat	Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee"	Democrat	Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes	Democrat	Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine	Democrat	Yea
Joseph, Dotie	Democrat	Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie"	Democrat	Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone	Democrat	Yea
Skidmore, Kelly	Democrat	Not Voting
Tant, Allison	Democrat	Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule	Democrat	Yea
Abbott, Shane G.	Republican	Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny"	Republican	Yea
Anderson, Adam	Republican	Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex"	Republican	Yea
Baker, Jessica	Republican	Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug"	Republican	Yea
Barnaby, Webster	Republican	Yea
Basabe, Fabián	Republican	Yea
Berfield, Kimberly	Republican	Yea
Black, Dean	Republican	Yea
Borrero, David	Republican	Yea
Botana, Adam	Republican	Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie"	Republican	Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck"	Republican	Not Voting
Buchanan, James	Republican	Yea
Busatta, Demi	Republican	Yea
Canady, Jennifer	Republican	Yea
Cassel, Hillary	Republican	Yea
Chaney, Linda	Republican	Yea
Duggan, Wyman	Republican	Yea
Esposito, Tiffany	Republican	Yea
Fabricio, Tom	Republican	Yea
Garcia, Ileana	Republican	Yea
Garrison, Sam	Republican	Yea
Giallombardo, Mike	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen	Republican	Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy	Republican	Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff"	Republican	Not Voting
Holcomb, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Jacques, Berny	Republican	Yea
Koster, Traci	Republican	Yea
LaMarca, Chip	Republican	Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom"	Republican	Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy"	Republican	Yea
Maney, Patt	Republican	Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr.	Republican	Yea
McClain, Stan	Republican	Yea
McClure, Lawrence	Republican	Yea
McFarland, Fiona	Republican	Not Voting
Melo, Lauren	Republican	Yea
Michael, Kiyan	Republican	Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim"	Republican	Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby"	Republican	Yea
Perez, Daniel	Republican	Not Voting
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna	Republican	Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders	Republican	Yea
Plasencia, Susan	Republican	Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos	Republican	Yea
Rizo, Alex	Republican	Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will"	Republican	Yea
Salzman, Michelle	Republican	Yea
Shoaf, Jason	Republican	Yea
Sirois, Tyler I.	Republican	Yea
Smith, David	Republican	Yea
Snyder, John	Republican	Yea
Stark, Paula A.	Republican	Yea
Steele, Kevin M.	Republican	Yea
Trabulsy, Dana	Republican	Yea
Tramont, Chase	Republican	Yea
Truenow, Keith L.	Republican	Yea
Tuck, Kaylee	Republican	Yea
Valdés, Susan L.	Republican	Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael	Republican	Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad"	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Favorable (Judiciary Committee)

April 11, 2023

Passed 14 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democrat	1	6	0	0
Republican	11	0	0	3
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Total	14	6	0	3
% of votes cast	61%	26%	0%	13%

How each member voted (23)

Member	Party	Vote
Payne	—	Yea
Altman	—	Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon	Democrat	Nay
Chambliss, Kevin D.	Democrat	Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike"	Democrat	Nay
Gregory, Emily	Democrat	Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee"	Democrat	Nay
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes	Democrat	Nay
López, Johanna	Democrat	Nay
Barnaby, Webster	Republican	Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck"	Republican	Not Voting
Fabricio, Tom	Republican	Yea
Giallombardo, Mike	Republican	Yea
Jacques, Berny	Republican	Not Voting
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom"	Republican	Not Voting
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy"	Republican	Yea
Maney, Patt	Republican	Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby"	Republican	Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will"	Republican	Yea
Snyder, John	Republican	Yea
Stark, Paula A.	Republican	Yea
Tramont, Chase	Republican	Yea
Truenow, Keith L.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Favorable (Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee)

March 28, 2023

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	3	0	0	0
Republican	11	0	0	0
Democrat	1	0	0	0
Total	15	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Amesty	—	Yea
Casello	—	Yea
Silvers	—	Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie"	Democrat	Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy	Republican	Yea
Holcomb, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy"	Republican	Yea
Maney, Patt	Republican	Yea
McFarland, Fiona	Republican	Yea
Melo, Lauren	Republican	Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will"	Republican	Yea
Shoaf, Jason	Republican	Yea
Sirois, Tyler I.	Republican	Yea
Valdés, Susan L.	Republican	Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad"	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice Subcommittee)

March 20, 2023

Passed 15 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democrat	4	1	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Republican	9	0	0	2
Total	15	1	0	2
% of votes cast	83%	6%	0%	11%

How each member voted (18)

Member	Party	Vote
Beltran	—	Yea
Roth	—	Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston	Democrat	Yea
Campbell, Daryl	Democrat	Yea
Daniels, Kimberly	Democrat	Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola	Democrat	Nay
López, Johanna	Democrat	Yea
Black, Dean	Republican	Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy"	Republican	Yea
Maney, Patt	Republican	Yea
McFarland, Fiona	Republican	Not Voting
Michael, Kiyan	Republican	Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby"	Republican	Yea
Rizo, Alex	Republican	Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will"	Republican	Yea
Sirois, Tyler I.	Republican	Not Voting
Smith, David	Republican	Yea
Snyder, John	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

housing civil-rights

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 437 do?: Property Owners' Right to Install, Display, and Store Items; Authorizes condominium unit owners to display certain flags on Patriot Day; authorizes homeowners to display certain number of specified flags regardless of certain prohibitions in governing documents of homeowners' association; defines "first responder flag"; prohibits homeowners' associations from restricting parcel owners & their tenants from installing, displaying, or storing items on parcels; provides exceptions; prohibits certain homeowners' association documents from precluding property owners from displaying certain number of specified flags; requires that such flags be displayed in specified manner.
Who sponsors HB 437?: HB 437 is sponsored by Roth, Porras, Juan Carlos (Republican), Melo, Lauren (Republican), LaMarca, Chip (Republican), Garcia, Daniels, Kimberly (Democrat), Black, Dean (Republican), Buchanan, James (Republican), Civil Justice Subcommittee, and Judiciary Committee.
What is the current status of HB 437?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2023. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: HB 437
Jurisdiction: Florida
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 24, 2023
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Buchanan, James

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