The Florida Senate

HB 715: Local Government Revenue Sources

GENERAL BILL by Flores ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler

Local Government Revenue Sources; Requires super majority vote for actions by local government to levy new, increase existing, expand base or area subject to, or eliminate exemption from taxes, special assessments, non-ad valorem assessments, or impact fees; requires super majority vote of electors voting in referenda on laws taking same actions; provides exception for emergencies; provides for nonapplication to specified other revenue sources.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/23/2008	House	• Filed
  2/5/2008	House	• Referred to Government Efficiency & Accountability Council; Policy & Budget Council
  3/4/2008	House	• Introduced, referred to Government Efficiency & Accountability Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00059
  3/6/2008	House	• Referred to State Affairs (GEA) by Government Efficiency & Accountability Council -HJ 00205
  3/17/2008	House	• On Committee agenda-- State Affairs (GEA), 03/19/08, 8:15 am, Morris Hall --Temporarily deferred
  3/24/2008	House	• On Committee agenda-- State Affairs (GEA), 03/26/08, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
  3/26/2008	House	• Favorable by State Affairs (GEA); YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -HJ 00346; Now in Government Efficiency & Accountability Council -HJ 00346
  5/2/2008	House	• Died in Government Efficiency & Accountability Council

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• HB 715, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/23/2008 at 10:11 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Committee on State Affairs (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Committee on State Affairs (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 2412	Local Government Revenue Sources [RPCC]	Haridopolos	Identical	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Community Affairs Location:

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