CS/SB 192: Special Districts
GENERAL BILL by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Bennett
Special Districts; Revising provisions relating to merger and dissolution procedures for special districts; requiring the merger or dissolution of dependent special districts created by a special act to be effectuated by the Legislature; providing for the merger or dissolution of inactive special districts by special act without referenda; providing dissolution procedures for active independent special districts by special acts and referenda; providing procedures and requirements for the voluntary merger of contiguous independent special districts; deleting a provision relating to the conditions under which the merger of independent special districts or dependent fire control districts with other special districts is effective and the conditions under which a merged district is authorized to increase ad valorem taxes, etc.
Senate Committee References: Community Affairs (CA) , Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (BFT) , Budget (BC)
Last Action: 02/29/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 107 (Ch. 2012-16)
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 09/01/2011 | Senate | • Filed |
| 09/21/2011 | Senate | • Referred to Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 23 |
| 10/06/2011 | Senate | • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 10/19/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 10/19/2011 | Senate | • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 110 • Now in Budget -SJ 110 • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 108 • Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax |
| 01/10/2012 | Senate | • Introduced -SJ 23 |
| 01/27/2012 | Senate | • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 02/01/12, 10:15 am, 301 Senate Office Building |
| 02/01/2012 | Senate | • CS by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 325 |
| 02/06/2012 | Senate | • Now in Budget -SJ 325 |
| 02/07/2012 | Senate | • CS by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 329 |
| 02/16/2012 | Senate | • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/21/12, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 02/21/2012 | Senate | • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 671 |
| 02/22/2012 | Senate | • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 671 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/27/12 |
| 02/27/2012 | Senate | • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12 |
| 02/28/2012 | Senate | • Read 2nd time -SJ 688 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 02/29/2012 | Senate | • Read 3rd time -SJ 707 • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 107 -SJ 707 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 107 (Ch. 2012-16) |
