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SB 976: Senior Services

GENERAL BILL by Sobel

Senior Services; Citing this act as the "Florida Act for Responsible Persons"; authorizing each county to create an independent special district by ordinance to provide funding for services for seniors; requiring elector approval to annually levy ad valorem taxes; requiring the district to comply with statutory requirements related to levying and fixing millage and filing financial or compliance reports; creating a governing council for the district, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/2013 Senate • Filed
    2/22/2013 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 70
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 70
    4/10/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/15/13, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/15/2013 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 476
    • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 476
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Community Affairs

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  • SB 976, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2013 at 2:28 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2013 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 315 Senior Services Schwartz Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HFS)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2013 1:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

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