The Home-Based Business bill (CS/HB 403) was sent to the governor yesterday and he has until July 13 to take one of three actions: sign the bill to make it become law, not sign it and allow it to become law, or veto it. If he does sign the bill, it will become effective on July 1, 2021, or on the date on which it is signed (after July 1).
While we expect the governor to sign the bill, we remain hopeful that the outreach from our staff, combined with the veto request letters we received from close to 100 cities, can convince the governor that vetoing this bill and preserving the unique character of our neighborhoods and communities is the right thing to do.
We want to thank those of you who wrote veto request letters and who contacted your lawmakers during the 2021 Legislative Session in support of the League’s efforts to defeat this bad Home-based Business bill.
The League is still collecting veto request letters and sharing them with the Governor, in addition to posting them online.
If you have a letter you’d like the League to include, please send it to Michaela Metcalfe at mmetcalfe@flcities.com.
We will continue to keep you updated as the process continues and will notify you if any action is taken on the bill.
