Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 280
       
       
       
       
       
       
                                Ì235072ÆÎ235072                         
       
                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/20/2022           .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————




       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
       The Committee on Rules (Hutson) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 57.112, Florida Statutes, is amended to
    6  read:
    7         57.112 Attorney fees and costs and damages; arbitrary,
    8  unreasonable, or expressly preempted local ordinances actions.—
    9         (1) As used in this section, the term “attorney fees and
   10  costs” means the reasonable and necessary attorney fees and
   11  costs incurred for all preparations, motions, hearings, trials,
   12  and appeals in a proceeding.
   13         (2) If a civil action is filed against a local government
   14  to challenge the adoption or enforcement of a local ordinance on
   15  the grounds that it is expressly preempted by the State
   16  Constitution or by state law, the court shall assess and award
   17  reasonable attorney fees and costs and damages to the prevailing
   18  party.
   19         (3) If a civil action is filed against a local government
   20  to challenge the adoption of a local ordinance on the grounds
   21  that the ordinance is arbitrary or unreasonable, the court may
   22  assess and award reasonable attorney fees and costs and damages
   23  to a prevailing plaintiff. An award of reasonable attorney fees
   24  or costs and damages pursuant to this subsection may not exceed
   25  $50,000. In addition, a prevailing plaintiff may not recover any
   26  attorney fees or costs directly incurred or associated with
   27  litigation to determine an award of reasonable attorney fees or
   28  costs.
   29         (4) Attorney fees and costs and damages may not be awarded
   30  pursuant to this section if:
   31         (a) The governing body of a local governmental entity
   32  receives written notice that an ordinance that has been publicly
   33  noticed or adopted is expressly preempted by the State
   34  Constitution or state law or is arbitrary or unreasonable; and
   35         (b) The governing body of the local governmental entity
   36  withdraws the proposed ordinance within 30 days; or, in the case
   37  of an adopted ordinance, the governing body of a local
   38  government notices an intent to repeal the ordinance within 30
   39  days of receipt of the notice and repeals the ordinance within
   40  30 days thereafter.
   41         (5)(4) The provisions in this section are supplemental to
   42  all other sanctions or remedies available under law or court
   43  rule. However, this section may not be construed to authorize
   44  double recovery if an affected person prevails on a damages
   45  claim brought against a local government pursuant to other
   46  applicable law involving the same ordinance, operative acts, or
   47  transactions.
   48         (6)(5) This section does not apply to local ordinances
   49  adopted pursuant to part II of chapter 163, s. 553.73, or s.
   50  633.202.
   51         (7)(a)(6)Except as provided in paragraph (b), this section
   52  is intended to be prospective in nature and applies shall apply
   53  only to cases commenced on or after July 1, 2019.
   54         (b)The amendments to this section effective October 1,
   55  2022, are prospective in nature and apply only to ordinances
   56  adopted on or after October 1, 2022.
   57         Section 2. Present subsections (3) through (6) of section
   58  125.66, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4)
   59  through (7), respectively, a new subsection (3) is added to that
   60  section, and paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of that section is
   61  amended, to read:
   62         125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency
   63  ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or
   64  resolutions.—
   65         (2)(a) The regular enactment procedure shall be as follows:
   66  The board of county commissioners at any regular or special
   67  meeting may enact or amend any ordinance, except as provided in
   68  subsection (5) (4), if notice of intent to consider such
   69  ordinance is given at least 10 days before such meeting by
   70  publication as provided in chapter 50. A copy of such notice
   71  shall be kept available for public inspection during the regular
   72  business hours of the office of the clerk of the board of county
   73  commissioners. The notice of proposed enactment shall state the
   74  date, time, and place of the meeting; the title or titles of
   75  proposed ordinances; and the place or places within the county
   76  where such proposed ordinances may be inspected by the public.
   77  The notice shall also advise that interested parties may appear
   78  at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed
   79  ordinance.
   80         (3)(a) Before the enactment of a proposed ordinance, the
   81  board of county commissioners shall prepare or cause to be
   82  prepared a business impact estimate in accordance with this
   83  subsection. The business impact estimate must be posted on the
   84  county’s website no later than the date the notice of proposed
   85  enactment is published pursuant to paragraph (2)(a) and must
   86  include all of the following:
   87         1.A summary of the proposed ordinance, including a
   88  statement of the public purpose to be served by the proposed
   89  ordinance, such as serving the public health, safety, morals,
   90  and welfare of the county.
   91         2.An estimate of the direct economic impact of the
   92  proposed ordinance on private for-profit businesses in the
   93  county, including the following, if any:
   94         a.An estimate of direct compliance costs businesses may
   95  reasonably incur if the ordinance is enacted.
   96         b.Identification of any new charge or fee on businesses
   97  subject to the proposed ordinance or for which businesses will
   98  be financially responsible.
   99         c.An estimate of the county’s regulatory costs, including
  100  an estimate of revenues from any new charges or fees that will
  101  be imposed on businesses to cover such costs.
  102         3.A good faith estimate of the number of businesses likely
  103  to be impacted by the ordinance.
  104         4.Any additional information the board determines may be
  105  useful.
  106         (b)This subsection may not be construed to require a
  107  county to procure an accountant or other financial consultant to
  108  prepare the business impact estimate required by this
  109  subsection.
  110         (c)This subsection does not apply to local ordinances
  111  enacted to implement the following:
  112         1. Part II of chapter 163;
  113         2. Section 553.73;
  114         3. Section 633.202;
  115         4. Ordinances required to comply with federal or state law
  116  or regulation;
  117         5. Ordinances related to the issuance or refinancing of
  118  debt;
  119         6. Ordinances related to the adoption of budgets or budget
  120  amendments;
  121         7. Ordinances required to implement a contract or an
  122  agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state,
  123  local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted
  124  by a county government; or
  125         8.Emergency ordinances.
  126         Section 3. Section 125.675, Florida Statutes, is created to
  127  read:
  128         125.675 Legal challenges to certain recently enacted
  129  ordinances.—
  130         (1) A county must suspend enforcement of an ordinance that
  131  is the subject of an action, including appeals, challenging the
  132  ordinance’s validity on the grounds that it is expressly
  133  preempted by the State Constitution or by state law or is
  134  arbitrary or unreasonable if:
  135         (a) The action was filed with the court no later than 90
  136  days after the adoption of the ordinance;
  137         (b) The complainant requests suspension in the initial
  138  complaint or petition, citing this section; and
  139         (c) The county has been served with a copy of the complaint
  140  or petition.
  141         (2)When there is an appeal to a case in which the
  142  enforcement of an ordinance is suspended under this section, the
  143  appellate court may lift the suspension if the local government
  144  prevailed in the lower court.
  145         (3) The court shall give cases in which the enforcement of
  146  an ordinance is suspended under this section priority over other
  147  pending cases and shall render a preliminary or final decision
  148  on the validity of the ordinance as expeditiously as possible.
  149         (4)The signature of an attorney or a party constitutes a
  150  certificate that he or she has read the pleading, motion, or
  151  other paper and that, to the best of his or her knowledge,
  152  information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, it is
  153  not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to
  154  cause unnecessary delay, or for economic advantage, competitive
  155  reasons, or frivolous purposes or needless increase in the cost
  156  of litigation. If a pleading, motion, or other paper is signed
  157  in violation of these requirements, the court, upon its own
  158  initiative, shall impose upon the person who signed it, a
  159  represented party, or both, an appropriate sanction, which may
  160  include an order to pay to the other party or parties the amount
  161  of reasonable expenses incurred because of the filing of the
  162  pleading, motion, or other paper, including reasonable attorney
  163  fees.
  164         (5) This section does not apply to local ordinances enacted
  165  to implement the following:
  166         (a)Part II of chapter 163;
  167         (b)Section 553.73;
  168         (c)Section 633.202;
  169         (d) Sections 190.005 and 190.046;
  170         (e)Ordinances required to comply with federal or state law
  171  or regulation;
  172         (f)Ordinances related to the issuance or refinancing of
  173  debt;
  174         (g)Ordinances related to the adoption of budgets or budget
  175  amendments;
  176         (h)Ordinances required to implement a contract or an
  177  agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state,
  178  local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted
  179  by a county government; or
  180         (i)Emergency ordinances.
  181         (6) The court may award attorney fees and costs and damages
  182  as provided in s. 57.112.
  183         Section 4. Present subsections (4) through (8) of section
  184  166.041, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5)
  185  through (9), respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added to
  186  that section, to read:
  187         166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and
  188  resolutions.—
  189         (4)(a) Before the enactment of a proposed ordinance, the
  190  governing body of a municipality shall prepare or cause to be
  191  prepared a business impact estimate in accordance with this
  192  subsection. The business impact estimate must be posted on the
  193  municipality’s website no later than the date the notice of
  194  proposed enactment is published pursuant to paragraph (3)(a) and
  195  must include all of the following:
  196         1.A summary of the proposed ordinance, including a
  197  statement of the public purpose to be served by the proposed
  198  ordinance, such as serving the public health, safety, morals,
  199  and welfare of the municipality.
  200         2.An estimate of the direct economic impact of the
  201  proposed ordinance on private for-profit businesses in the
  202  municipality, including the following, if any:
  203         a.An estimate of direct compliance costs businesses may
  204  reasonably incur if the ordinance is enacted;
  205         b.Identification of any new charge or fee on businesses
  206  subject to the proposed ordinance, or for which businesses will
  207  be financially responsible; and
  208         c.An estimate of the municipality’s regulatory costs,
  209  including an estimate of revenues from any new charges or fees
  210  that will be imposed on businesses to cover such costs.
  211         3.A good faith estimate of the number of businesses likely
  212  to be impacted by the ordinance.
  213         4.Any additional information the governing body determines
  214  may be useful.
  215         (b)This subsection may not be construed to require a
  216  municipality to procure an accountant or other financial
  217  consultant to prepare the business impact estimate required by
  218  this subsection.
  219         (c)This subsection does not apply to local ordinances
  220  enacted to implement the following:
  221         1. Part II of chapter 163;
  222         2. Section 553.73;
  223         3. Section 633.202;
  224         4. Ordinances required to comply with federal or state law
  225  or regulation;
  226         5. Ordinances related to the issuance or refinancing of
  227  debt;
  228         6. Ordinances related to the adoption of budgets or budget
  229  amendments;
  230         7. Ordinances required to implement a contract or an
  231  agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state,
  232  local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted
  233  by a local government; or
  234         8.Emergency ordinances.
  235         Section 5. Section 166.0411, Florida Statutes, is created
  236  to read:
  237         166.0411 Legal challenges to certain recently enacted
  238  ordinances.—
  239         (1) A municipality must suspend enforcement of an ordinance
  240  that is the subject of an action, including appeals, challenging
  241  the ordinance’s validity on the grounds that it is expressly
  242  preempted by the State Constitution or by state law or is
  243  arbitrary or unreasonable if:
  244         (a) The action was filed with the court no later than 90
  245  days after the adoption of the ordinance;
  246         (b) The complainant requests suspension in the initial
  247  complaint or petition, citing this section; and
  248         (c) The municipality has been served with a copy of the
  249  complaint or petition.
  250         (2)When there is an appeal to a case in which the
  251  enforcement of an ordinance is suspended under this section, the
  252  appellate court may lift the suspension if the local government
  253  prevailed in the lower court.
  254         (3) The court shall give cases in which the enforcement of
  255  an ordinance is suspended under this section priority over other
  256  pending cases and shall render a preliminary or final decision
  257  on the validity of the ordinance as expeditiously as possible.
  258         (4)The signature of an attorney or a party constitutes a
  259  certificate that he or she has read the pleading, motion, or
  260  other paper and that, to the best of his or her knowledge,
  261  information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, it is
  262  not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to
  263  cause unnecessary delay, or for economic advantage, competitive
  264  reasons, or frivolous purposes or needless increase in the cost
  265  of litigation. If a pleading, motion, or other paper is signed
  266  in violation of these requirements, the court, upon its own
  267  initiative, shall impose upon the person who signed it, a
  268  represented party, or both, an appropriate sanction, which may
  269  include an order to pay to the other party or parties the amount
  270  of reasonable expenses incurred because of the filing of the
  271  pleading, motion, or other paper, including reasonable attorney
  272  fees.
  273         (5) This section does not apply to local ordinances enacted
  274  to implement the following:
  275         (a)Part II of chapter 163;
  276         (b)Section 553.73;
  277         (c)Section 633.202;
  278         (d)Sections 190.005 and 190.046;
  279         (e)Ordinances required to comply with federal or state law
  280  or regulation;
  281         (f)Ordinances related to the issuance or refinancing of
  282  debt;
  283         (g)Ordinances related to the adoption of budgets or budget
  284  amendments;
  285         (h)Ordinances required to implement a contract or
  286  agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state,
  287  local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted
  288  by a municipal government; or
  289         (i)Emergency ordinances.
  290         (6) The court may award attorney fees and costs and damages
  291  as provided in s. 57.112.
  292         Section 6. Subsection (5) of section 163.2517, Florida
  293  Statutes, is amended to read:
  294         163.2517 Designation of urban infill and redevelopment
  295  area.—
  296         (5) After the preparation of an urban infill and
  297  redevelopment plan or designation of an existing plan, the local
  298  government shall adopt the plan by ordinance. Notice for the
  299  public hearing on the ordinance must be in the form established
  300  in s. 166.041(3)(c)2. for municipalities, and s. 125.66(5)(b)2.
  301  s. 125.66(4)(b)2. for counties.
  302         Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
  303  163.3181, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  304         163.3181 Public participation in the comprehensive planning
  305  process; intent; alternative dispute resolution.—
  306         (3) A local government considering undertaking a publicly
  307  financed capital improvement project may elect to use the
  308  procedures set forth in this subsection for the purpose of
  309  allowing public participation in the decision and resolution of
  310  disputes. For purposes of this subsection, a publicly financed
  311  capital improvement project is a physical structure or
  312  structures, the funding for construction, operation, and
  313  maintenance of which is financed entirely from public funds.
  314         (a) Prior to the date of a public hearing on the decision
  315  on whether to proceed with the proposed project, the local
  316  government shall publish public notice of its intent to decide
  317  the issue according to the notice procedures described by s.
  318  125.66(5)(b)2. s. 125.66(4)(b)2. for a county or s.
  319  166.041(3)(c)2.b. for a municipality.
  320         Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
  321  163.3215, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  322         163.3215 Standing to enforce local comprehensive plans
  323  through development orders.—
  324         (4) If a local government elects to adopt or has adopted an
  325  ordinance establishing, at a minimum, the requirements listed in
  326  this subsection, the sole method by which an aggrieved and
  327  adversely affected party may challenge any decision of local
  328  government granting or denying an application for a development
  329  order, as defined in s. 163.3164, which materially alters the
  330  use or density or intensity of use on a particular piece of
  331  property, on the basis that it is not consistent with the
  332  comprehensive plan adopted under this part, is by an appeal
  333  filed by a petition for writ of certiorari filed in circuit
  334  court no later than 30 days following rendition of a development
  335  order or other written decision of the local government, or when
  336  all local administrative appeals, if any, are exhausted,
  337  whichever occurs later. An action for injunctive or other relief
  338  may be joined with the petition for certiorari. Principles of
  339  judicial or administrative res judicata and collateral estoppel
  340  apply to these proceedings. Minimum components of the local
  341  process are as follows:
  342         (a) The local process must make provision for notice of an
  343  application for a development order that materially alters the
  344  use or density or intensity of use on a particular piece of
  345  property, including notice by publication or mailed notice
  346  consistent with the provisions of ss. 125.66(5)(b)2. and 3. and
  347  166.041(3)(c)2.b. and c. ss. 125.66(4)(b)2. and 3. and
  348  166.041(3)(c)2.b. and c., and must require prominent posting at
  349  the job site. The notice must be given within 10 days after the
  350  filing of an application for a development order; however,
  351  notice under this subsection is not required for an application
  352  for a building permit or any other official action of local
  353  government which does not materially alter the use or density or
  354  intensity of use on a particular piece of property. The notice
  355  must clearly delineate that an aggrieved or adversely affected
  356  person has the right to request a quasi-judicial hearing before
  357  the local government for which the application is made, must
  358  explain the conditions precedent to the appeal of any
  359  development order ultimately rendered upon the application, and
  360  must specify the location where written procedures can be
  361  obtained that describe the process, including how to initiate
  362  the quasi-judicial process, the timeframes for initiating the
  363  process, and the location of the hearing. The process may
  364  include an opportunity for an alternative dispute resolution.
  365         Section 9. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
  366  376.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  367         376.80 Brownfield program administration process.—
  368         (1) The following general procedures apply to brownfield
  369  designations:
  370         (c) Except as otherwise provided, the following provisions
  371  apply to all proposed brownfield area designations:
  372         1. Notification to department following adoption.—A local
  373  government with jurisdiction over the brownfield area must
  374  notify the department, and, if applicable, the local pollution
  375  control program under s. 403.182, of its decision to designate a
  376  brownfield area for rehabilitation for the purposes of ss.
  377  376.77-376.86. The notification must include a resolution
  378  adopted by the local government body. The local government shall
  379  notify the department, and, if applicable, the local pollution
  380  control program under s. 403.182, of the designation within 30
  381  days after adoption of the resolution.
  382         2. Resolution adoption.—The brownfield area designation
  383  must be carried out by a resolution adopted by the
  384  jurisdictional local government, which includes a map adequate
  385  to clearly delineate exactly which parcels are to be included in
  386  the brownfield area or alternatively a less-detailed map
  387  accompanied by a detailed legal description of the brownfield
  388  area. For municipalities, the governing body shall adopt the
  389  resolution in accordance with the procedures outlined in s.
  390  166.041, except that the procedures for the public hearings on
  391  the proposed resolution must be in the form established in s.
  392  166.041(3)(c)2. For counties, the governing body shall adopt the
  393  resolution in accordance with the procedures outlined in s.
  394  125.66, except that the procedures for the public hearings on
  395  the proposed resolution shall be in the form established in s.
  396  125.66(5)(b) s. 125.66(4)(b).
  397         3. Right to be removed from proposed brownfield area.—If a
  398  property owner within the area proposed for designation by the
  399  local government requests in writing to have his or her property
  400  removed from the proposed designation, the local government
  401  shall grant the request.
  402         4. Notice and public hearing requirements for designation
  403  of a proposed brownfield area outside a redevelopment area or by
  404  a nongovernmental entity. Compliance with the following
  405  provisions is required before designation of a proposed
  406  brownfield area under paragraph (2)(a) or paragraph (2)(c):
  407         a. At least one of the required public hearings shall be
  408  conducted as closely as is reasonably practicable to the area to
  409  be designated to provide an opportunity for public input on the
  410  size of the area, the objectives for rehabilitation, job
  411  opportunities and economic developments anticipated,
  412  neighborhood residents’ considerations, and other relevant local
  413  concerns.
  414         b. Notice of a public hearing must be made in a newspaper
  415  of general circulation in the area, must be made in ethnic
  416  newspapers or local community bulletins, must be posted in the
  417  affected area, and must be announced at a scheduled meeting of
  418  the local governing body before the actual public hearing.
  419         Section 10. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
  420  497.270, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  421         497.270 Minimum acreage; sale or disposition of cemetery
  422  lands.—
  423         (3)(a) If the property to be sold, conveyed, or disposed of
  424  under subsection (2) has been or is being used for the permanent
  425  interment of human remains, the applicant for approval of such
  426  sale, conveyance, or disposition shall cause to be published, at
  427  least once a week for 4 consecutive weeks, a notice meeting the
  428  standards of publication set forth in s. 125.66(5)(b)2. s.
  429  125.66(4)(b)2. The notice shall describe the property in
  430  question and the proposed noncemetery use and shall advise
  431  substantially affected persons that they may file a written
  432  request for a hearing pursuant to chapter 120, within 14 days
  433  after the date of last publication of the notice, with the
  434  department if they object to granting the applicant’s request to
  435  sell, convey, or dispose of the subject property for noncemetery
  436  uses.
  437         Section 11. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  438  562.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  439         562.45 Penalties for violating Beverage Law; local
  440  ordinances; prohibiting regulation of certain activities or
  441  business transactions; requiring nondiscriminatory treatment;
  442  providing exceptions.—
  443         (2)(a) Nothing contained in the Beverage Law shall be
  444  construed to affect or impair the power or right of any county
  445  or incorporated municipality of the state to enact ordinances
  446  regulating the hours of business and location of place of
  447  business, and prescribing sanitary regulations therefor, of any
  448  licensee under the Beverage Law within the county or corporate
  449  limits of such municipality. However, except for premises
  450  licensed on or before July 1, 1999, and except for locations
  451  that are licensed as restaurants, which derive at least 51
  452  percent of their gross revenues from the sale of food and
  453  nonalcoholic beverages, pursuant to chapter 509, a location for
  454  on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages may not be
  455  located within 500 feet of the real property that comprises a
  456  public or private elementary school, middle school, or secondary
  457  school unless the county or municipality approves the location
  458  as promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare of
  459  the community under proceedings as provided in s. 125.66(5) s.
  460  125.66(4), for counties, and s. 166.041(3)(c), for
  461  municipalities. This restriction shall not, however, be
  462  construed to prohibit the issuance of temporary permits to
  463  certain nonprofit organizations as provided for in s. 561.422.
  464  The division may not issue a change in the series of a license
  465  or approve a change of a licensee’s location unless the licensee
  466  provides documentation of proper zoning from the appropriate
  467  county or municipal zoning authorities.
  468         Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 847.0134, Florida
  469  Statutes, is amended to read:
  470         847.0134 Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment
  471  that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors
  472  within 2,500 feet of a school.—
  473         (1) Except for those establishments that are legally
  474  operating or have been granted a permit from a local government
  475  to operate as adult entertainment establishments on or before
  476  July 1, 2001, an adult entertainment establishment that sells,
  477  rents, loans, distributes, transmits, shows, or exhibits any
  478  obscene material, as described in s. 847.0133, or presents live
  479  entertainment or a motion picture, slide, or other exhibit that,
  480  in whole or in part, depicts nudity, sexual conduct, sexual
  481  excitement, sexual battery, sexual bestiality, or
  482  sadomasochistic abuse and that is harmful to minors, as
  483  described in s. 847.001, may not be located within 2,500 feet of
  484  the real property that comprises a public or private elementary
  485  school, middle school, or secondary school unless the county or
  486  municipality approves the location under proceedings as provided
  487  in s. 125.66(5) s. 125.66(4) for counties or s. 166.041(3)(c)
  488  for municipalities.
  489         Section 13. The Legislature finds and declares that this
  490  act fulfills an important state interest.
  491         Section 14. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022.
  492  
  493  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  494  And the title is amended as follows:
  495         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  496  and insert:
  497                        A bill to be entitled                      
  498         An act relating to local ordinances; amending s.
  499         57.112, F.S.; authorizing courts to assess and award
  500         reasonable attorney fees and costs and damages in
  501         certain civil actions filed against local governments;
  502         specifying a limitation on awards and a restriction;
  503         providing construction and applicability; amending s.
  504         125.66, F.S.; requiring a board of county
  505         commissioners to prepare or cause to be prepared a
  506         business impact estimate before the enactment of a
  507         proposed ordinance; specifying requirements for the
  508         posting and content of the estimate; providing
  509         construction and applicability; creating s. 125.675,
  510         F.S.; requiring a county to suspend enforcement of an
  511         ordinance that is the subject of a certain legal
  512         action if certain conditions are met; authorizing an
  513         appellate court to lift a suspension under certain
  514         circumstances; requiring courts to give priority to
  515         certain cases; providing construction relating to an
  516         attorney’s or a party’s signature; requiring a court
  517         to impose sanctions under certain circumstances;
  518         providing applicability; authorizing courts to award
  519         attorney fees and costs and damages under certain
  520         circumstances; amending s. 166.041, F.S.; requiring a
  521         governing body of a municipality to prepare or cause
  522         to be prepared a business impact estimate before the
  523         enactment of a proposed ordinance; specifying
  524         requirements for the posting and content of the
  525         estimate; providing construction and applicability;
  526         creating s. 166.0411, F.S.; requiring a municipality
  527         to suspend enforcement of an ordinance that is the
  528         subject of a certain legal action if certain
  529         conditions are met; authorizing an appellate court to
  530         lift a suspension under certain circumstances;
  531         requiring courts to give priority to certain cases;
  532         providing construction relating to an attorney’s or a
  533         party’s signature; requiring a court to impose
  534         sanctions under certain circumstances; providing
  535         applicability; authorizing courts to award attorney
  536         fees and costs and damages under certain
  537         circumstances; amending ss. 163.2517, 163.3181,
  538         163.3215, 376.80, 497.270, 562.45, and 847.0134, F.S.;
  539         conforming cross-references; providing a declaration
  540         of important state interest; providing an effective
  541         date.