Senate Bill sb0006B

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                   SB 6-B

    By Senator Constantine





    22-2712-07                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to a special election;

  3         providing for a special election to be held

  4         January 29, 2008, pursuant to Section 5 of

  5         Article XI of the State Constitution, for the

  6         approval or rejection by the electors of this

  7         state of amendments to the State Constitution,

  8         proposed by joint resolution, relating to a

  9         tangible personal property tax exemption,

10         homestead property assessments, assessment of

11         rent-restricted affordable housing and

12         commercial and public-access waterfront

13         property, increased homestead exemption,

14         limiting local government authority to increase

15         ad valorem taxes, and transitional homestead

16         property assessments; providing for publication

17         of notice and for procedures; providing an

18         appropriation; providing a contingent effective

19         date.

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

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23         Section 1.  Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI of the

24  State Constitution, there shall be a special election on

25  January 29, 2008, to be held concurrently with other statewide

26  elections held on that date, if any, at which there shall be

27  submitted to the electors of this state for approval or

28  rejection the amendments to the State Constitution proposed in

29  House Joint Resolution 3B or Senate Joint Resolution 4B, 2007B

30  Special Session.

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                   SB 6-B
    22-2712-07                                              See HB




 1         Section 2.  Publication of notice shall be in

 2  accordance with Section 5 of Article XI of the State

 3  Constitution. The special election shall be held as other

 4  special elections are held.

 5         Section 3.  The sum of $60,000 in nonrecurring funds

 6  from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to the

 7  Department of State for fiscal year 2007-2008 for the purpose

 8  of advertising the constitutional amendments being submitted

 9  to the electors of this state at the special election called

10  by this act.

11         Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

12  law if enacted by a vote of at least three-fourths of the

13  membership of each house of the Legislature and if House Joint

14  Resolution 3B or Senate Joint Resolution 4B, 2007B Special

15  Session, is adopted by both houses of the Legislature.

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