CS/CS/HB 15: Local Government Fiscal Transparency
GENERAL BILL by Ways and Means Committee ; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Burton
Local Government Fiscal Transparency; Revises Legislative Auditing Committee duties; specifies purpose of local government fiscal transparency requirements; requires local governments to post voting record information on websites; requires property appraisers & local governments to post property tax information & history on websites; requires public notices for public hearings & meetings before increases of local government tax levies; specifies noticing & advertising requirements; requires local governments to conduct debt affordability analyses under specified conditions; provides method for local governments to post certain required information.
Senate Committee References:
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/19/2019 House • Filed
2/28/2019 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 23
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 23
3/8/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/12/19, 8:30 am, 12 HOB
3/12/2019 House • CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 403
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/13/2019 House • Now in Ways and Means Committee -HJ 400
• CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 398
3/14/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 03/18/19, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/18/2019 House • CS/CS by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 2 -HJ 447
3/19/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Ways and Means Committee read 1st time -HJ 444
3/20/2019 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 477
3/26/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 03/28/19, 10:30 am, Morris Hall
3/28/2019 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 538
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 538
4/4/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
4/10/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 621
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/11/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 658
• CS passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 3 -HJ 658
4/18/2019 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations -SJ 392
4/22/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 392
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Community Affairs
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CS/CS/HB 15, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/19/2019 at 2:39 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2019 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1350 Local Government Fiscal Transparency Hutson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Community Affairs 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/11/2019 3:40 PM House 111 Yeas - 3 Nays Citations - Statutes (16)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 11.40 Legislative Auditing Committee. Page 2 (pdf) 11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 5 (pdf) 125.045 County economic development powers. Page 5 (pdf) 166.021 Powers. Page 8 (pdf) 218.32 Annual financial reports; local governmental entities. Page 21 (pdf) 218.795 Page 11 (pdf) 218.80 Public Bid Disclosure Act. Page 11 (pdf) 218.801 Page 11 (pdf) 218.803 Page 11 (pdf) 218.805 Page 11 (pdf) 218.81 Page 12 (pdf) 218.82 Page 13 (pdf) 218.83 Page 15 (pdf) 218.84 Page 19 (pdf) 218.88 Page 20 (pdf) 218.89 Page 20 (pdf) -
CS/HB 15, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/12/2019 at 2:43 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Ways and Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2019 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1350 Local Government Fiscal Transparency Hutson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Community Affairs
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 791007 - Amendment
Remove line 316 and insert:Burton 3/15/2019
6:32 PMAdopted without Objection
3/18/2019PDF 034817 - Amendment
Remove line 353 and insert:Burton 3/15/2019
6:32 PMAdopted without Objection
3/18/2019PDF Citations - Statutes (16)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 11.40 Legislative Auditing Committee. Page 2 (pdf) 11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 5 (pdf) 125.045 County economic development powers. Page 5 (pdf) 166.021 Powers. Page 8 (pdf) 218.32 Annual financial reports; local governmental entities. Page 21 (pdf) 218.795 Page 11 (pdf) 218.80 Public Bid Disclosure Act. Page 11 (pdf) 218.801 Page 11 (pdf) 218.803 Page 11 (pdf) 218.805 Page 11 (pdf) 218.81 Page 12 (pdf) 218.82 Page 13 (pdf) 218.83 Page 14 (pdf) 218.84 Page 19 (pdf) 218.88 Page 20 (pdf) 218.89 Page 20 (pdf) -
HB 15, Original Filed Version Posted 2/19/2019 at 12:17 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2019 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1350 Local Government Fiscal Transparency Hutson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Community Affairs
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 258349 - Amendment
Remove line 486 and insert:Burton 3/11/2019
6:08 PMAdopted without Objection
3/12/2019PDF Citations - Statutes (16)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 11.40 Legislative Auditing Committee. Page 2 (pdf) 11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 5 (pdf) 125.045 County economic development powers. Page 5 (pdf) 166.021 Powers. Page 8 (pdf) 218.32 Annual financial reports; local governmental entities. Page 21 (pdf) 218.795 Page 11 (pdf) 218.80 Public Bid Disclosure Act. Page 11 (pdf) 218.801 Page 11 (pdf) 218.803 Page 11 (pdf) 218.805 Page 11 (pdf) 218.81 Page 12 (pdf) 218.82 Page 13 (pdf) 218.83 Page 14 (pdf) 218.84 Page 19 (pdf) 218.88 Page 20 (pdf) 218.89 Page 20 (pdf)