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SB 1564: Special Election

GENERAL BILL by Fasano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Diaz de la Portilla

Special Election; Provides for a special election to be held on the date of the presidential preference primary in 2012, pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution, for the approval or rejection by the electors of this state of amendments to the State Constitution, proposed by joint resolution, to prohibit increases in the assessed value of homestead property if the fair market value of the property decreases, reduce the limitation on annual assessment increases applicable to nonhomestead real property, etc. APPROPRIATION: $560,000

Effective Date: contingent
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/CS/HJR 381 (Passed)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (EE)
  3. Rules (RC)
  4. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2011 Senate • Filed
3/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Rules; Budget -SJ 176
• Introduced -SJ 176
3/29/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/04/11, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/4/2011 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 323
• Now in Rules -SJ 323
• Subreferred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections -SJ 338
• Now in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
4/21/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections, 04/26/11, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/26/2011 Senate • Favorable by Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -SJ 469
• Now in Rules -SJ 469
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/CS/HJR 381 (Passed)