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CS/SB 1156: Community Development Districts

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Hutson

Community Development Districts; Increasing minimum and maximum size requirements for the establishment of community development districts under certain circumstances; revising requirements related to the process of amending community development district boundaries; authorizing up to a certain number of districts to merge into one surviving district, subject to certain requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/4/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 971 (Ch. 2016-94) -SJ 661
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/16/2015 Senate • Filed
1/5/2016 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 88
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 88
1/14/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/19/16, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
1/19/2016 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 221
1/20/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Commerce and Tourism -SJ 221
• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 229
2/11/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/16/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/16/2016 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
• Now in Rules -SJ 424
2/19/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/24/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 494
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 494
3/2/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/16
3/4/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 661
• Substituted CS/HB 971 -SJ 661
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 971 (Ch. 2016-94) -SJ 661