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CS/CS/HB 209: Emergency Fire Rescue Services & Facilities Surtax

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Tax Committee ; Local Government Affairs Subcommittee ; Artiles ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila ; Diaz, M. ; Drake ; Eisnaugle ; Nunez

Emergency Fire Rescue Services & Facilities Surtax; Revises distribution of surtax proceeds; deletes provision requiring county governing authority to develop & execute interlocal agreements with local government entities providing emergency fire & rescue services; requires local government entity requesting & receiving certain personnel or equipment from another service provider to pay for such personnel or equipment from its share of surtax proceeds; provides for application of funds if local government entity receiving share of surtax is unable to further reduce ad valorem taxes; deletes provision requiring local government entities to enter into interlocal agreement in order to receive surtax proceeds.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 6/17/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-169
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/8/2015 House • Filed
1/15/2015 House • Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 21
2/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Local Government Affairs Subcommittee, 02/17/15, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
2/17/2015 House • CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 136
2/20/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/24/2015 House • Now in Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 131
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 21
• CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 126
3/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 03/12/15, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/12/2015 House • CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 236
3/16/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee read 1st time -HJ 232
3/17/2015 House • Now in Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 249
• On Committee agenda-- Local and Federal Affairs Committee, 03/19/15, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
3/19/2015 House • Favorable by- Local and Federal Affairs Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 276
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 276
4/13/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/15
4/15/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 544
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/16/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 571
• CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 -HJ 571
4/21/2015 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Fiscal Policy -SJ 444
• Received -SJ 444
4/22/2015 Senate • Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Fiscal Policy -SJ 466
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 466
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 668 -SJ 466
• Read 2nd time -SJ 466
• Amendment(s) adopted (685130) -SJ 466
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/23/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 576
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 576
4/23/2015 House • In returning messages
4/24/2015 House • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (685130) -HJ 779
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 779
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 779
6/1/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/16/2015 • Approved by Governor
6/17/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-169