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CS/CS/SB 528: Growth Management

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Community Affairs ; Simpson

Growth Management; Clarifying the prohibition on an initiative or referendum process in regard to development orders, comprehensive plan amendments, and map amendments; clarifying that the exception to the prohibition on an initiative or referendum process in regard to any local comprehensive plan amendment or map amendment is limited to a local government charter provision in effect on June 1, 2011, that specifically authorized an initiative or referendum process for local comprehensive plan or map amendments that affect more than five parcels of land, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/24/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2013-115), CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2013-213) -SJ 543
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  4. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/30/2013 Senate • Filed
2/6/2013 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 40
3/4/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/07/13, 8:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 40
3/7/2013 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 196
3/11/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 196
3/12/2013 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 200
3/27/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/13, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/1/2013 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 277
4/2/2013 Senate • Now in Commerce and Tourism -SJ 277
4/3/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 04/08/13, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/8/2013 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 363
• Now in Rules -SJ 363
4/12/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/17/13, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/17/2013 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -SJ 481
4/18/2013 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/22/2013 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 481
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/13
4/23/2013 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 484
4/24/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 543
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 537 -SJ 543
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2013-115), CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2013-213) -SJ 543