Senate Bill sb1914

    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 1914

    By Senator Storms





    10-1809-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to non-ad valorem tax

  3         assessments; creating s. 197.3633, F.S.;

  4         prohibiting an increase in a non-ad valorem

  5         assessment which exceeds the amount of growth

  6         of the population within the jurisdiction of

  7         the taxing authority multiplied by the average

  8         rate of inflation, unless the increase is

  9         approved by a vote of the electors or approved

10         by a super majority vote of the governing body

11         of the taxing authority; providing an effective

12         date.

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14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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16         Section 1.  Section 197.3633, Florida Statutes, is

17  created to read:

18         197.3633  Limitation on increases in non-ad valorem

19  assessments.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law to

20  the contrary, a county, municipality, or special district that

21  is authorized to impose non-ad valorem assessments may not

22  increase any such assessment by an amount that exceeds the

23  measure of growth of the population within the jurisdiction of

24  that county, municipality, or special district, multiplied by

25  the average rate of inflation for the immediately preceding 12

26  months, unless the increase is approved by a vote of the

27  electors residing within the county, municipality, or special

28  district or is approved by a super majority vote of the

29  governing body of the county, municipality, or special

30  district.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 1914
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 3    Prohibits an increase in a non-ad valorem tax assessment
      if the increase exceeds the amount of growth of the
 4    population within the jurisdiction of the taxing
      authority multiplied by the average rate of inflation.
 5    Requires that any such increase be subject to approval by
      the electors or by a super majority vote of the governing
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