FL H7063 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Government Accountability Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Government Accountability Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Revises dates & voting requirements for referenda related to most local government taxes & local option surcharges; prohibits certain local governments from enacting, extending, or increasing taxes otherwise authorized under specified conditions; requires local governments to receive voter approval for issuance of any new tax-supported debt with term of more than five years; provides dates & voting requirements for such referenda; authorizes referenda at times other than at general election if an emergency exists; provides exceptions for refunding or refinancing certain debt.
Title
Local Government Fiscal Responsibility
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-05 | House | Died in Government Accountability Committee |
| 2017-05-05 | House | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 2017-03-20 | House | Referred to Government Accountability Committee |
| 2017-03-09 | House | Introduced |
| 2017-03-09 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
H139 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Ethics and Elections
S278 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Appropriations
S278 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Appropriations
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1011 | 73 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 125 | 0104 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 125 | 0108 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 125 | 901 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 200 | 065 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 200 | 091 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 200 | 101 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 200 | 105 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 212 | 055 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 218 | 90 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 218 | 901 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 218 | 905 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 218 | 91 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 218 | 92 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 336 | 021 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 336 | 025 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/7063 |
| Text | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/7063/BillText/Filed/PDF |
