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HJR 271: Selection and Duties of County Officers

JOINT RESOLUTION by Cortes, B.

Selection and Duties of County Officers; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to remove authority for county charter to provide for choosing certain county officers other than by election, to prohibit special law to provide for choosing tax collector other than by election, to authorize abolition of county office & transfer of duties only by approval of county voters, & to remove authority for county charter to transfer certain duties of clerk of circuit court.

Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/17/2017 House • Filed
    1/25/2017 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 49
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 49
    3/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/21/17, 12:30 pm, 12 HOB
    3/21/2017 House • Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 7 NAYS 4 -HJ 423
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 523
    5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary Committee

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  • HJR 271, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/17/2017 at 5:57 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (10)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 132 Selection and Duties of County Officers/Tax Collector Artiles Similar Last Action: 5/1/2017 S Withdrawn from further consideration Track This Bill
    H 87 Selection and Duties of County Officers Diaz Compare Last Action: 1/5/2017 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 37 Track This Bill
    H 187 (e1) Selection and Duties of Property Appraiser/Miami-Dade County Charter Diaz Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Community Affairs Track This Bill
    H 571 Selection and Duties of County Officers/Clerk of the Circuit Court Drake Compare Last Action: 3/1/2017 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 73 Track This Bill
    H 721 (c3) Selection and Duties of County Sheriff Fischer, Avila Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar Track This Bill
    H 1129 Selection and Duties of County Officers Drake Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Judiciary Committee Track This Bill
    S 130 Selection and Duties of County Officers/Clerk of the Circuit Court Artiles Compare Last Action: 5/1/2017 S Withdrawn from further consideration Track This Bill
    S 134 (c2) Selection and Duties of County Sheriff Artiles Compare Last Action: 5/1/2017 S Withdrawn from further consideration Track This Bill
    S 136 (c1) Selection and Duties of County Officers/Property Appraiser Artiles Compare Last Action: 5/1/2017 S Withdrawn from further consideration Track This Bill
    S 138 Selection and Duties of County Officers/Supervisor of Elections Artiles Compare Last Action: 5/1/2017 S Withdrawn from further consideration Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    039469 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the resolving clause and insert:     		Miller, M. 3/21/2017
    11:56 AM     		Withdrawn
    3/21/2017     		PDF
    865969 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the resolving clause and insert:     		Miller, M. 3/21/2017
    12:06 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/21/2017     		PDF

    Citations - Constitution (2)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    VIII Section 1 Page 1 (pdf)
    XII Page 4 (pdf)

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