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CS/CS/HB 777: Local Tax Referenda Requirements

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Public Integrity and Elections Committee ; Robinson, W. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) DiCeglie ; Ingoglia ; Maggard

Local Tax Referenda Requirements; Requires referenda elections related to tourist development taxes, tourist impact taxes, children's services & independent special district property taxes, increases in county & municipal ad valorem tax millages, ninth-cent fuel tax, local option fuel taxes, & certain school district millage elections to be held on day of general elections.

Effective Date: 10/1/2022
Last Action: 6/28/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-214
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/30/2021 House • Filed
12/13/2021 House • Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee
• Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Public Integrity & Elections Committee
1/10/2022 House • Added to Public Integrity & Elections Committee agenda
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Public Integrity & Elections Committee
1/13/2022 House • Reported out of Public Integrity & Elections Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/14/2022 House • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Ways & Means Committee
1/20/2022 House • Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
1/24/2022 House • Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
• Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
2/15/2022 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/17/2022 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/22/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/24/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 2
• Immediately certified
2/24/2022 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 462
2/28/2022 Senate • Received -SJ 462
3/2/2022 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 511
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1194 -SJ 511
• Read 2nd time -SJ 511
• Read 3rd time -SJ 511
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 511
3/2/2022 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/17/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/24/2022 • Approved by Governor
6/28/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-214