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CS/SB 478: Property Taxation

GENERAL BILL by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax ; Thrasher

Property Taxation; Tolls the expiration period of a tax certificate and the statute of limitations relating to proceedings involving tax lien certificates or tax deeds during the period of an intervening bankruptcy. Revises, updates, and consolidates provisions of ch. 197, F.S., relating to definitions, tax collectors, lien of taxes, returns and assessments, unpaid or omitted taxes, discounts, interest rates, Department of Revenue responsibilities, tax bills, judicial sales, prepayment of taxes, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 6/17/2011 - Chapter No. 2011-151
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (BFT)
  3. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/19/2011 Senate • Filed
1/25/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 43
2/10/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/21/11, 1:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2011 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 117
2/22/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 117
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 43
• Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 109, 210
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
• On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 03/11/11, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building
3/11/2011 Senate • CS by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 204
• Now in Budget -SJ 204
3/14/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/15/11, 3:15 pm, 412 Knott Building
• CS by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 212
3/15/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 232
3/16/2011 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) -SJ 232
3/21/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 232
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/23/11
3/23/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 268
• Amendment(s) adopted (816424) -SJ 268
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 268
• Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 268
3/24/2011 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 284
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 284
3/29/2011 House • In Messages
5/2/2011 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1010
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/11
• Received -HJ 1010
5/3/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1063
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/4/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1117
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 1117
5/4/2011 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 851
6/8/2011 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/17/2011 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2011-151