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CS/CS/SB 718: Local Government

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Community Affairs ; Yarborough

Local Government; Prohibiting an initiative or referendum process in regard to any land development regulation; specifying the measurement of land during annexation procedures; revising contraction procedures when qualified voters desire to be excluded from municipal boundaries, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 6/29/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-305
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/13/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/23/2023 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/10/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/15/23, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Building --Not Considered
    3/17/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/22/23, 11:00 am, 401 Senate Building
    3/22/2023 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    3/24/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    3/28/2023 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
    3/31/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/05/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    4/5/2023 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    • Now in Rules
    4/19/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/24/23, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/24/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
    4/25/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/23
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/26/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 531
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 531
    • CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 4 -SJ 531
    4/26/2023 House • In Messages
    4/28/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/1/2023)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    5/1/2023 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    5/2/2023 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 91, NAYS 26
    5/2/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
    6/14/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/28/2023 • Approved by Governor
    6/29/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-305

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  • CS/CS/SB 718, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/2/2023 at 5:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 41 (c2) Land Development Initiative and Referendum Processes Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/1/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2023-305) Track This Bill
    H 653 (c1) Municipal Annexation and Contraction Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2023-305) Track This Bill
    S 856 Amendments to Land Development Regulations Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2023-305) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    163.3167 Scope of act. Page 1 (pdf)
    171.031 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    171.0413 Annexation procedures. Page 5 (pdf)
    171.042 Prerequisites to annexation. Page 6 (pdf)
    171.051 Contraction procedures. Page 7 (pdf)
    171.204 Prerequisites to annexation under this part. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 718, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/25/2023 at 11:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 41 (c2) Land Development Initiative and Referendum Processes Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/1/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2023-305) Track This Bill
    H 653 (c1) Municipal Annexation and Contraction Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2023-305) Track This Bill
    S 856 Amendments to Land Development Regulations Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2023-305) Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    686831 - Amendment
    Between lines 272 and 273, insert:     		Woodson 4/30/2023
    1:01 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/30/2023     		PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/26/2023 5:29 PM Senate 35 Yeas - 4 Nays
    5/2/2023 3:50 PM House 91 Yeas - 26 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    163.3167 Scope of act. Page 1 (pdf)
    171.031 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    171.0413 Annexation procedures. Page 5 (pdf)
    171.042 Prerequisites to annexation. Page 6 (pdf)
    171.051 Contraction procedures. Page 7 (pdf)
    171.204 Prerequisites to annexation under this part. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 718, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/24/2023 at 12:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 4/4/2023 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/25/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 653 (c1) Municipal Annexation and Contraction Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2023-305) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    951112 - Amendment
    Before line 16 insert:     		Rules
    (Rodriguez)     		4/21/2023
    11:56 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/24/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    209810 - Amendment
    Between lines 196 and 197 insert:     		Rules
    (Yarborough)     		4/21/2023
    12:41 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/24/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/5/2023 8:30 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/24/2023 1:00 PM Rules 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    171.031 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    171.0413 Annexation procedures. Page 4 (pdf)
    171.042 Prerequisites to annexation. Page 5 (pdf)
    171.051 Contraction procedures. Page 6 (pdf)
    171.204 Prerequisites to annexation under this part. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • SB 718, Original Filed Version Posted 2/13/2023 at 11:22 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2023 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 653 (c1) Municipal Annexation and Contraction Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2023-305) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    412048 - Amendment
    Delete lines 106 - 132 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Yarborough)     		3/21/2023
    8:48 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/24/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    768478 - Amendment
    Delete lines 119 - 132 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Yarborough)     		3/14/2023
    8:23 AM     		Withdrawn
    3/21/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/22/2023 11:00 AM Community Affairs 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    171.031 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    171.0413 Annexation procedures. Page 4 (pdf)
    171.042 Prerequisites to annexation. Page 5 (pdf)
    171.051 Contraction procedures. Page 7 (pdf)
    171.204 Prerequisites to annexation under this part. Page 8 (pdf)

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