Senate Bill 708 (2004) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/CS/SB 708: Local Government Accountability

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Finance and Taxation ; Education ; Atwater

Local Government Accountability; revises duties of Legislative Auditing Committee; specifies requirements for petition for municipal audit; clarifies that local governments are authorized to provide health insurance; revises definition of "governmental entity" to include counties & district school boards; revises provisions governing notice of bids & disposition of bonds; authorizes pilot program to be established by rural health network in Monroe Co., etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 06/17/2004
Last Action: 6/17/2004 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-305
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
11/21/2003	Senate	• Prefiled
12/5/2003	Senate	• Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Education; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations
12/29/2003	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 01/05/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K
1/5/2004	Senate	• Favorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/6/2004	Senate	• Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity
1/26/2004	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 02/04/04, 9:00 am, 110-S
2/4/2004	Senate	• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 10 NAYS 0; Now in Education
2/9/2004	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/18/04, 1:00 pm, 412-K
2/18/2004	Senate	• CS by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2/19/2004	Senate	• Now in Finance and Taxation
3/2/2004	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Education; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 00046; On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 01/05/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K; Favorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00152; Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00152; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 02/04/04, 9:00 am, 110-S; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00152; Now in Education -SJ 00152; On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/18/04, 1:00 pm, 412-K; CS by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00154; CS read first time on 03/02/04 -SJ 00141; Now in Finance and Taxation -SJ 00154
3/8/2004	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 03/11/04, 1:00 pm, 37-S
3/11/2004	Senate	• CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00300; CS read first time on 03/16/04 -SJ 00335
3/12/2004	Senate	• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development -SJ 00300
4/8/2004	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development, 04/13/04, 9:15 am, 117-K
4/13/2004	Senate	• CS/CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00584; CS read first time on 04/21/04 -SJ 00701
4/14/2004	Senate	• Now in Appropriations -SJ 00584
4/21/2004	Senate	• Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/23/2004	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00868; Read second time -SJ 00768; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00769; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00769
4/24/2004	Senate	• Read third time -SJ 00874; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00874
4/26/2004	House	• In Messages
4/29/2004	House	• Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 01083; Placed on Special Order Calendar -HJ 01117; Substituted for HB 547 -HJ 01127; Read second time -HJ 01128
4/30/2004	House	• Read third time -HJ 01327; CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 01328
4/30/2004	Senate	• Ordered enrolled -SJ 01740
6/16/2004		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/17/2004		• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-305

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 547		Stargel	Similar	Last Action: 4/29/2004 H Withdrawn from Appropriations -HJ 01114; Placed on Calendar -HJ 01114; Placed on Special Order Calendar -HJ 01117; Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 708; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 708 (Ch. 2004-305) -HJ 01127
H 53 (e1)	Health Insurance/Rural Counties	Sorensen	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 708 (Ch. 2004-305)
H 1305	Government Accountability	Sansom	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died in Committee on Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 708 (Ch. 2004-305)

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
S 708 Filed	11/21/2003 4:53 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 708 c1	2/19/2004 3:36 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 708 c2	3/12/2004 4:40 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 708 c3	4/21/2004 2:41 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 708 e1	4/23/2004 1:07 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 708 er	5/1/2004 10:18 AM	Web Page \| PDF

Committee Amendments

S 708 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
751846 - Amendment	Governmental Oversight and Productivity	2/4/2004 12:55 PM		Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

S 708 c3
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
895182 - Amendment	Bullard	4/21/2004 5:03 PM		Web Page PDF
840254 - Amendment	Atwater	4/22/2004 11:21 AM		Web Page PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 708	Comprehensive Planning (Post-Meeting)	12/12/2003 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 708	Governmental Oversight and Productivity (Post-Meeting)	1/26/2004 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 708	Education (Post-Meeting)	2/18/2004 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 708	Finance and Taxation (Post-Meeting)	3/11/2004 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 708	Appropriations (Post-Meeting)	4/13/2004 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 708	Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development (Post-Meeting)	4/13/2004 12:00 AM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 708 Filed	Comprehensive Planning	1/5/2004 2:00 PM	8 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 708 Filed	Governmental Oversight and Productivity	2/4/2004 9:00 AM	10 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 708 Filed	Education	2/18/2004 1:00 PM	10 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 708 c1	Finance and Taxation	3/11/2004 1:00 PM	5 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 708 c2	Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development	4/13/2004 9:15 AM	4 Yeas - 0 Nays

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
S 708 e1	4/24/2004 10:39 AM	Senate	38 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 708 e1	4/30/2004 9:36 PM	House	113 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (51)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
11.40	Legislative Auditing Committee.
11.45	Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.
11.51	Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability.
61.181	Depository for alimony transactions, support, maintenance, and support payments; fees.
75.05	Order and service.
112.08	Group insurance for public officers, employees, and certain volunteers; physical examinations.
112.625	Definitions.
112.63	Actuarial reports and statements of actuarial impact; review.
130.04	Notice for bids and disposition of bonds.
131.01	Taxing units may refund obligations.
131.02	Refunding bonds; issuance; delivery; cancellation of refunded obligations.
131.03	Refunding bonds; form; registrar; maturity; interest; execution; sale.
131.04	Special assessments; pledge of credit; tax; exemptions from debt limitations.
131.05	Disposition of proceeds of sale.
131.06	No other proceedings required.
132.02	Taxing units may refund obligations.
132.09	Notice of sale; bids and award; private sale.
132.10	Minimum sale price.
163.05	Small County Technical Assistance Program.
165.052	Special dissolution procedures.
166.121	Issuance of bonds.
166.241	Fiscal years, financial reports, appropriations, and budgets.
175.261	Annual report to Division of Retirement; actuarial valuations.
185.221	Annual report to Division of Retirement; actuarial valuations.
189.4044	Special procedures for inactive districts.
189.409	Determination of financial emergency.
189.412	Special District Information Program; duties and responsibilities.
189.418	Reports; budgets; audits.
189.419	Effect of failure to file certain reports or information.
189.421	Failure of district to disclose financial reports.
189.422	Action of the department.
189.428	Special districts; oversight review process.
189.439	Bonds.
191.005	District boards of commissioners; membership, officers, meetings.
200.0684	Annual compliance report for Department of Community Affairs.
215.195	Agency deposits relating to the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan.
218.075	Reduction or waiver of permit processing fees.
218.32	Annual financial reports; local governmental entities.
218.321	Annual financial statements; local governmental entities.
218.36	County officers; record and report of fees and disposition of same.
218.369	Definitions applicable to ss. 218.37-218.386.
218.37	Powers and duties of Division of Bond Finance; advisory council.
218.39	Annual financial audit reports.
218.50	Short title.
218.501	Purposes.
218.502	Definition.
218.503	Determination of financial emergency.
218.504	Cessation of state action.
288.9610	Annual reports of Florida Development Finance Corporation.
373.556	Investment of funds.
1010.47	Receiving bids and sale of bonds.

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

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