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CS/CS/CS/HB 107: Special Districts

GENERAL BILL by Economic Affairs Committee; Finance and Tax Committee; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Caldwell; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell; Costello; Pafford; Williams, T.

Special Districts; Revises provisions relating to merger & dissolution procedures for special districts; provides for certain merger & dissolution procedures to include referenda & special acts; provides for local governments to assume indebtedness of, & receive title to property owned by, special districts under certain circumstances; deletes provision relating to conditions under which merger of independent special districts or dependent fire control districts with other special districts is effective & conditions under which merged district is authorized to increase ad valorem taxes; revises criteria by which special districts are declared inactive by governing body.

Last Action: 03/25/2012 Chapter No. 2012-16

Effective Date: July 1, 2012


Bill History

Date Chamber Action
08/26/2011 House • Filed
09/15/2011 House • Referred to Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 15
11/09/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 11/16/11, 1:30 pm, Webster Hall
11/16/2011 House • CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 175
11/30/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
12/01/2011 House • Now in Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 169
01/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 14
• CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 162
01/12/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 01/17/12, 10:45 am, Morris Hall
01/17/2012 House • CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 248
01/23/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee read 1st time -HJ 241
01/24/2012 House • Now in Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 261
01/30/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Economic Affairs Committee, 02/01/12, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
02/01/2012 House • CS/CS/CS by- Economic Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 466
02/03/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Economic Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 461
02/06/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 525
02/13/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/15/12
02/15/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 623
• Placed on 3rd reading
02/16/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 644
• CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 652
02/22/2012 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Community Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Budget -SJ 678
02/23/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 678
02/29/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Budget -SJ 707
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 707
• Substituted for CS/SB 192 -SJ 707
• Read 2nd time -SJ 707
• Read 3rd time -SJ 707
• CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 707
03/01/2012 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1059
03/16/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
03/23/2012 • Approved by Governor
03/25/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-16