| 1 | House Joint Resolution |
| 2 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 9 of |
| 3 | Article VII of the State Constitution to require |
| 4 | referendum approval for certain millage rate increases. |
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| 6 | Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 8 | That the following amendment to Section 9 of Article VII of |
| 9 | the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to |
| 10 | the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next |
| 11 | general election or at an earlier special election specifically |
| 12 | authorized by law for that purpose: |
| 13 | ARTICLE VII |
| 14 | FINANCE AND TAXATION |
| 15 | SECTION 9. Local taxes.-- |
| 16 | (a) Counties, school districts, and municipalities shall, |
| 17 | and special districts may, be authorized by law to levy ad |
| 18 | valorem taxes and may be authorized by general law to levy other |
| 19 | taxes, for their respective purposes, except ad valorem taxes on |
| 20 | intangible personal property and taxes prohibited by this |
| 21 | constitution. |
| 22 | (b) Ad valorem taxes, exclusive of taxes levied for the |
| 23 | payment of bonds and taxes levied for periods not longer than |
| 24 | two years when authorized by vote of the electors who are the |
| 25 | owners of freeholds therein not wholly exempt from taxation, |
| 26 | shall not be levied in excess of the following millages upon the |
| 27 | assessed value of real estate and tangible personal property: |
| 28 | for all county purposes, ten mills; for all municipal purposes, |
| 29 | ten mills; for all school purposes, ten mills; for water |
| 30 | management purposes for the northwest portion of the state lying |
| 31 | west of the line between ranges two and three east, 0.05 mill; |
| 32 | for water management purposes for the remaining portions of the |
| 33 | state, 1.0 mill; and for all other special districts a millage |
| 34 | authorized by law approved by vote of the electors who are |
| 35 | owners of freeholds therein not wholly exempt from taxation. A |
| 36 | county furnishing municipal services may, to the extent |
| 37 | authorized by law, levy additional taxes within the limits fixed |
| 38 | for municipal purposes. |
| 39 | (c) A millage rate of more than 100 percent of the rolled- |
| 40 | back rate, as required by general law, based upon the previous |
| 41 | year's maximum millage rate and adjusted for the growth in per |
| 42 | capita Florida personal income, may be adopted if the rate is |
| 43 | approved by vote of the electors of the area affected. |
| 44 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be |
| 45 | placed on the ballot: |
| 46 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| 47 | ARTICLE VII, SECTION 9 |
| 48 | REFERENDUM APPROVAL FOR MILLAGE RATE GREATER THAN 100 |
| 49 | PERCENT OF ROLLED-BACK RATE.--Proposing an amendment to the |
| 50 | State Constitution to authorize, if approved by vote of the |
| 51 | electors of the area affected, a millage rate of more than 100 |
| 52 | percent of the rolled-back rate based upon the previous year's |
| 53 | maximum millage rate and adjusted for the growth in per capita |
| 54 | Florida personal income. |