| 1 | House Joint Resolution |
| 2 | A joint resolution proposing the creation of Section 19 of |
| 3 | Article VII of the State Constitution to limit the |
| 4 | expenditures of counties and municipalities by general law |
| 5 | subject to certain exceptions. |
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| 7 | Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | That the following creation of Section 19 of Article VII of |
| 10 | the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to |
| 11 | the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next |
| 12 | general election or at an earlier special election specifically |
| 13 | authorized by law for that purpose: |
| 14 | ARTICLE VII |
| 15 | FINANCE AND TAXATION |
| 16 | SECTION 19. Limitation on county and municipal |
| 17 | expenditures.--A limitation on county and municipal expenditures |
| 18 | may be imposed by general law, provided: |
| 19 | (a) A provision for annual growth in the expenditure |
| 20 | limitation is made, which growth must equal or exceed the growth |
| 21 | in Florida personal income. |
| 22 | (b) Provisions for waiving the expenditure limitation are |
| 23 | made if: |
| 24 | (1) The Governor declares an emergency; |
| 25 | (2) The electors of the county or municipality approve the |
| 26 | additional expenditures by referendum; or |
| 27 | (3) The additional expenditures are approved by a |
| 28 | supermajority vote of the governing body of the county or |
| 29 | municipality. |
| 30 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be |
| 31 | placed on the ballot: |
| 32 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| 33 | ARTICLE VII, SECTION 19 |
| 34 | LIMITATION ON COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EXPENDITURES.--Proposing |
| 35 | an amendment to the State Constitution to authorize the |
| 36 | Legislature to impose a limitation on expenditures of counties |
| 37 | and municipalities by general law, subject to providing for |
| 38 | annual growth in the limitation and waiving the limitation if |
| 39 | the Governor declares an emergency or additional expenditures |
| 40 | are approved by municipal or county electors by referendum or by |
| 41 | the municipal or county governing body by a supermajority vote. |