Recent Bills Filed in the Florida Legislature that Pertain to Financing or Other Areas of Interest to Local Government
March 15, 2005
C. Parkhill "Parkhill" Mays- Lakeland
H1173 GENERAL BILL by Clarke (Identical S 2302)
Local Govt. Land Dev./Impact Fees; provides legislative findings,
declarations, & intent re local government impact fees; requires impact fees
to be based upon certain available data; requires credit against impact fees
for certain taxes, fees, assessments, liens, charges, or payments; specifies
time period before collecting impact fee or fee increase; prohibits
application of impact fee to certain building permits, etc. Creates
163.3219. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
02/24/05 HOUSE Filed
03/07/05 HOUSE Referred to Growth Management (SIC); Local Government
Council; Finance & Tax (FC); State Infra-structure Council
03/08/05 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Growth Management (SIC); Local
Government Council; Finance & Tax (FC); State Infrastructure Council
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h117300.pdf
H1249 GENERAL BILL by Bucher (Compare H 1553, S 1994)
Distribution of Tax Proceeds; deletes provisions providing for
monthly distributions of certain tax proceeds to certain certified sports
facilities; amends provision to conform; revises income criterion for
optional payments for eligible persons; deletes repeal of provision for
optional Medicaid adult dental services; deletes limitations on optional
Medicaid hearing & visual services for children only, etc. Amends 212.20,
288.1169, 409.904,.906. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/01/05 HOUSE Filed
03/08/05 HOUSE Introduced -HJ 00107
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h124900.pdf
H1251 GENERAL BILL by Arza
County Power to Levy & Collect Taxes; includes municipal public
service taxes in certain chartered counties under such power; deletes
referendum exception for county levy of ad valorem taxes for municipal
services in municipal service taxing unit; includes certain chartered
counties under provisions authorizing imposition of public service tax on
purchases of electricity, gas, & water. Amends 125.01, 166.231. EFFECTIVE
DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/01/05 HOUSE Filed
03/08/05 HOUSE Introduced -HJ 00107
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h125100.pdf
H1377 GENERAL BILL by Ryan (Similar S 1944, S 2008, Compare S
1946)
Ethics/Public Officers & Employees; prohibits state or political
subdivision employees from participating in political campaigns during
on-duty hours or certain other hours; revises postemployment restrictions to
apply to other-personal-services temporary employees; requires gift
disclosure forms of individuals who left office or employment during
calendar year to be filed by date certain, etc. Amends Ch. 112, 104.31,
914.21. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/04/05 HOUSE Filed
03/08/05 HOUSE Introduced -HJ 00119
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h137700.pdf
H1435 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Barreiro
Public Records; creates exemption from public records requirements
for home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, & photos of
specified employees of law enforcement agency or medical examiner’s office
in forensic discipline, names, home addresses, telephone numbers, SS
numbers, photos & places of employment of spouses & children of such
employees, & names & locations of schools & day care facilities, etc.
Amends 119.07. EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent.
03/07/05 HOUSE Filed
03/08/05 HOUSE Introduced -HJ 00123
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h143500.pdf
H1451 GENERAL BILL by Traviesa (Identical S 2184)
Revenue Bonds/Hurricane Recovery; provides requirements &
limitations for Fla. Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc., re emergency
assessments for covered claims payable from revenue bonds issued by counties
or municipalities; authorizes association to contract with counties &
municipalities to issue revenue bonds for certain purposes; requires DFS to
levy emergency assessments on certain insurers for bond repayment purposes,
etc. Amends 631.54,.57; creates 631.695.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law.
03/07/05 HOUSE Filed
03/08/05 HOUSE Introduced -HJ 00126
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h145100.pdf
H1461 GENERAL BILL by Grant
Fuel Tax Proceeds; provides for adjusting ninth-cent fuel tax rate
& local option fuel tax rate by county ordinance; requires county to provide
copy of ordinance to DOR; deletes provisions deducting certain service
charges & administrative costs from certain moneys deposited into Fuel Tax
Collection TF; exempts certain additional taxes & trust funds from required
appropriations of service charge to General Revenue Fund, etc. Amends Chs.
206, 336, 215.22, 320.072. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/07/05 HOUSE Filed
03/08/05 HOUSE Introduced -HJ 00127
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h146100.pdf
H1577 GENERAL BILL by Kendrick
Payments in Lieu of Taxes; deletes 10-year limitation on such
payments; subjects such payments to certain indexes used by Governor in
funding rural initiatives; amends provision to conform. Amends
373.59,.5905. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/08/05 HOUSE Filed; Introduced -HJ 00139
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h157700.pdf
H1595 GENERAL BILL by Kendrick (Compare S 0760)
District School Tax; authorizes school districts meeting certain
class size requirements to use revenues generated by district school tax for
specified purposes. Amends 1011.71. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/08/05 HOUSE Filed; Introduced -HJ 00141
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h159500.pdf
H1641 GENERAL BILL by Gelber
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration; requires DEP to expend
appropriated funds for certain acquisitions re restoration of Everglades in
accordance with comprehensive plan; prohibits reversion of appropriated
funds to General Revenue Fund; provides for sale of lands acquired using
appropriated funds after finding by dept. & South Fla. Water Management
District that land is no longer needed for comprehensive plan, etc.
APPROPRIATION: $500,000,000. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/08/05 HOUSE Filed; Introduced -HJ 00145
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h164100.pdf
H1647 GENERAL BILL by Brutus
School Districts/Funding; provides that resolution of district
school board providing for receipt of proceeds of local government
infrastructure surtax authorized under specified provision may include
covenant to decrease capital local school property taxes or to discontinue
surtax in certain circumstances. Amends 1011.715. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon
becoming law.
03/08/05 HOUSE Filed; Introduced -HJ 00146
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h164700.pdf
H1669 GENERAL BILL by Arza
Municipal Annexation; renames voluntary annexation as expedited
annexation; revises provision exempting municipalities in certain charter
counties from application of section. Amends 171.044. EFFECTIVE DATE:
07/01/2005.
03/08/05 HOUSE Filed; Introduced -HJ 00147
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/House/bills/billtext/pdf/h166900.pdf
S1770 GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Consumer Services
(Compare H 0573, H 1313, S 1204, S 1558, S 2212)
Fla. Enterprise Zone Act; revises procedures for counties or
municipalities to nominate area for designation as new enterprise zone;
removes authority for certain counties to nominate more than one enterprise
zone; requires that application for designation as new enterprise zone
contain enterprise zone development plan; establishes maximum number of
enterprise zones allowed, subject to any new zones authorized by
Legislature, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law.
02/24/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s1770.pdf
S1834 GENERAL BILL by Siplin
Tourist Development Tax; amends “Local Option Tourist Development
Act” to revise permissible uses of proceeds from tax; allows specified
percentage of tax proceeds to be used for economic development activities in
county. Amends 125.0104. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
02/24/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s1834.pdf
S2034 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Argenziano
(Linked S 2108, Compare H 1507, H 1509)
Public Records Exemptions; clarifies public records exemption re
trade secrets for proprietary confidential business information owned or
controlled by not-for-profit corporation operating Fla. Vaccine Research
Institute & its subsidiaries; expands said exemption to include information
received from person in this or another state or nation or Federal
Government which is otherwise exempt or confidential under laws of this or
another state, etc. Creates 288.961. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law.
03/04/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2034.pdf
S2066 GENERAL BILL by Constantine (Compare H 0505, S 1296)
Tax on Communication Services; provides exception for services
purchased, used, or sold to provide access to Internet; requires dealer to
document resale sale to provide exempt status of sale; clarifies type of
local fees communication services tax replaces; clarifies authority for
certain revenue adjustments; deletes provision granting emergency powers to
local governments to adjust rates for local communications service tax, etc.
Amends Ch. 202. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005 except as otherwise provided.
03/07/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2066.pdf
S2070 GENERAL BILL by Constantine (Similar H 0049, S 0818)
Tax/Substitute Communications System; deletes provision re manner
in which tax on gross receipts for communications services is applied to
substitute communications system; repeals provision re imposing local
communications services tax on such systems; deletes provision imposing
gross receipts tax on actual costs of operating such systems; repeals
provision re special rules for users of substitute communications systems,
etc. Amends Ch. 202, 203.01, 624.105; repeals 202.19(7), 202.15. EFFECTIVE
DATE: Upon becoming law.
03/07/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2070.pdf
S2130 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Identical H 1109)
Cigarette Tax Proceed/H. Lee Moffitt; provides for additional
portion of revenues from cigarette tax to be paid monthly to Board of
Directors of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute to develop &
maintain technology-based clinical care & research network; requires board
of directors to develop & pay costs for technology-based clinical care &
research network; authorizes issuance of tax exempt bonds for certain
purposes, etc. Amends 210.20,.201. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/07/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2130.pdf
S2168 GENERAL BILL by Posey
Local Govt. Infrastructure Surtax; limits use of surtax revenues
for infrastructure purposes; authorizes portion of surtax revenues to be
used for property tax reduction under certain circumstances; authorizes use
of portion of surtax revenues for operating expenses under certain
circumstances; provides limitations; deletes limitation on issuing bonds.
Amends 212.055. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/07/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2168.pdf
S2184 GENERAL BILL by Baker (Identical H 1451)
Revenue Bonds/Hurricane Recovery; provides requirements &
limitations for Fla. Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc., re emergency
assessments for covered claims payable from revenue bonds issued by counties
or municipalities; authorizes association to contract with counties &
municipalities to issue revenue bonds for certain purposes; requires DFS to
levy emergency assessments on certain insurers for bond repayment purposes,
etc. Amends 631.54,.57; creates 631.695. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law.
03/07/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2184.pdf
S2226 GENERAL BILL by Siplin
Enterprise Zones/Orange/Osceola; authorizes Tourism, Trade, &
Economic Development Office to designate enterprise zones in Orange Co. &
Osceola Co. which include boundaries of community redevelopment zone;
requires that application be submitted by specified date; requires office to
establish initial effective date of enterprise zone. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon
becoming law.
03/08/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2226.pdf
S2300 GENERAL BILL by Bennett
Community Redevelopment; revises legislative findings re eminent
domain power; redefines term “blighted area”; defines term “economic
distress”; revises provisions re land in community redevelopment area which
may not be acquired unless it meets certain criteria; prohibits compulsory
acquisition of certain property before approval of redevelopment plan, etc.
Amends 163.335,.340,.360,.370. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/08/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2300.pdf
S2302 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Identical H 1173)
Local Govt. Land Dev./Impact Fees; provides legislative findings,
declarations, & intent re local government impact fees; requires impact fees
to be based upon certain available data; requires credit against impact fees
for certain taxes, fees, assessments, liens, charges, or payments; specifies
time period before collecting impact fee or fee increase; prohibits
application of impact fee to certain building permits, etc. Creates
163.3219. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/08/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2302.pdf
S2442 GENERAL BILL by Siplin
Osceola County Transportation; creates “Osceola County Expressway
Authority Law”; creating Osceola County Expressway Authority; provides for
governing body of authority & for membership; provides for Osceola County
Expressway System; provides for procurement, including eminent domain;
provides for financing, including bonds, debts, user charges, tolls,
gasoline tax funds, developer contributions, or partnership agreements, etc.
Creates 348.9789-.9804. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law.
03/08/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2442.pdf
S2506 GENERAL BILL by Alexander
Transportation Funding; eliminates deduction of service charges &
administrative costs from proceeds of fuel sales taxes on motor fuel &
diesel fuel deposited in Fuel Tax Collection Trust Fund; provides that
portion of revenues from additional fee on certain motor vehicle
registration transactions shall be used to fund County Incentive Grant
Program rather than deposited in General Revenue Fund in certain fiscal
years, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/08/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2506.pdf
S2530 GENERAL BILL by Siplin
Local Option Tourist Development Tax; allows county that levies
tax authorized under specified provision to use tax proceeds to participate
with state in economic-development project to attract specified types of
high-technology industries to county. Amends 125.0104. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon
becoming law.
03/08/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2530.pdf
S2532 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano
Payments in Lieu of Taxes; deletes 10 year limitation on such
payments; subjects such payments to certain indexes used by Governor in
funding rural initiatives; amends provision to conform. Amends
373.59,.5905. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
03/08/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2532.pdf
S2642 GENERAL BILL by Saunders
Sales & Use Tax Proceeds; increases monthly distribution of funds
to certain professional sports franchises. Amends 212.20. EFFECTIVE
DATE: Upon becoming law.
03/08/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2642.pdf
S2646 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta (Linked S 2644)
Legislative Lobbying; amends provision re requirements that
lobbyists register & report as required by legislative rule; defines term
“compensation”; requires disclosure of all compensation provided or owed to
lobbyist; defines term “electronic filing system”; provides requirements
for lobbyists filing reports with Legislative Information Services Div. by
means of division’s electronic filing system; provides requirements for
system, etc. Amends 11.45,.045; creates 11.0455. EFFECTIVE DATE: 01/01/2006.
03/08/05 SENATE Filed
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2646.pdf
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This information is provided from Online Sunshine for the 2005 Session
as of March 9, 2005. This does not purport to be an exhaustive listing of
all Bills of interest, nor does this Alert commit to provide other Bills
filed subsequently or follow Bills through the legislative process.