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CS/SB 516: Special Districts

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Ring ; Gaetz

Special Districts; Requiring each special district to operate an official website; requiring each special district’s official website to include specified budget information; requiring certain independent special districts to be subject to ch. 120, F.S., etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  4. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/13/2015 Senate • Filed
    10/21/2015 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy -SJ 38
    11/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/17/15, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    11/17/2015 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 127
    11/18/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    11/19/2015 Senate • Remaining references corrected to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy -SJ 124
    • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    1/4/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    1/11/2016 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 3 NAYS 1 -SJ 125
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 38
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development -SJ 125
    • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 115
    3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22)

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  • CS/SB 516, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/18/2015 at 10:24 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 1/8/2016 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 1/12/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 745 Special Districts Nunez Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22)
    Location: In committee/council (GVOPS)     		Track This Bill
    H 479 (er) Special Districts Metz Compare Last Action: 3/9/2016 Chapter No. 2016-22
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 956 Special Districts Stargel Compare Last Action: 2/18/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22) -SJ 418
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    575920 - Amendment
    Delete lines 72 - 74 and insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Ring)     		1/8/2016
    9:50 AM     		Withdrawn
    1/11/2016     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/11/2016 4:00 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    120.52 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    189.016 Reports; budgets; audits. Page 1 (pdf)
    189.0695 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 516, Original Filed Version Posted 10/13/2015 at 4:02 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 11/16/2015 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 11/18/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 479 Special Districts Metz Compare Last Action: 3/9/2016 Chapter No. 2016-22
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    926750 - Amendment
    Between lines 64 and 65 insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Brandes)     		11/16/2015
    1:12 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    11/17/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 352102 - Substitute Amendment (926750)
    Between lines 64 and 65 insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Brandes)     		11/17/2015
    8:18 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    11/17/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    11/17/2015 1:00 PM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    189.016 Reports; budgets; audits. Page 1 (pdf)

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