Bill Text: FL H1053 | 2011 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Special Election

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [H1053 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H1053-Comm_Sub.html

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CS/HB 1053

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to a special election; providing for a
3	special election to be held on the date of the
4	presidential preference primary in 2012, pursuant to
5	Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution, for the
6	approval or rejection by the electors of this state of
7	amendments to the State Constitution, proposed by joint
8	resolution, to prohibit increases in the assessed value of
9	homestead property if the fair market value of the
10	property decreases, reduce the limitation on annual
11	assessment increases applicable to nonhomestead real
12	property, provide an additional homestead exemption for
13	owners of homestead property who have not owned homestead
14	property for a specified time before purchase of the
15	current homestead property, provide application and
16	limitations with respect thereto, and provide an effective
17	date if such amendments are adopted; providing for
18	publication of notice and for procedures; providing an
19	appropriation; providing a contingent effective date.
20
21	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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23	Section 1.  Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI of the
24	State Constitution, there shall be a special election on the
25	date of the presidential preference primary, which shall be held
26	concurrently with other statewide elections held on that date,
27	if any, at which there shall be submitted to the electors of
28	this state for approval or rejection the amendments to the State
29	Constitution proposed in Senate Joint Resolution 658 or House
30	Joint Resolution 381.
31	Section 2.  Publication of notice shall be in accordance
32	with Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution. The
33	special election shall be held as other special elections are
34	held.
35	Section 3.  The sum of $400,000 in nonrecurring funds from
36	the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to the Department of
37	State for the 2011-2012 fiscal year for the purpose of
38	advertising the constitutional amendments being submitted to the
39	electors of this state at the special election called by this
40	act.
41	Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law
42	if enacted by a vote of at least three-fourths of the membership
43	of each house of the Legislature and if Senate Joint Resolution
44	658 or House Joint Resolution 381 is adopted by both houses of
45	the Legislature.

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