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CS/HB 4079: Marion County

LOCAL BILL by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Grow

Marion County; Creates Uplands Steward District; establishes legal boundaries; provides for jurisdiction & charter of district; provides for board of supervisors, district manager, personnel & treasurer; provides for selection of public depository, district budgets & financial reports; provides for general & special powers of district; provides for bonds, borrowing, trust agreements, future ad valorem taxation, special assessments, issuance of certificates of indebtedness & tax liens; provides for termination, contraction, expansion, or merger of district; provides for required notices to purchasers of residential units within district; provides severability & referendum.

Effective Date: This act shall take effect June 25, 2026, except that the provisions of this act which authorize the levy of ad valorem taxation shall take effect only upon express approval by a majority vote of those qualified electors of the Uplands Stewardship District, as required by Section 9 of Article VII of the State Constitution, voting in a referendum election held during a general election at such time as all members of the board are qualified electors who are elected by qualified electors of the dis...(see bill text)
Last Action: 6/25/2026 - Approved by Governor
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/7/2026 House • Filed
    1/12/2026 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/26/2026 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
    1/28/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/29/2026 House • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Ways & Means Committee
    • Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
    2/2/2026 House • Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
    • Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    2/6/2026 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    2/10/2026 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/19/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
    2/25/2026 House • Read 2nd time
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
    2/25/2026 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules
    2/26/2026 Senate • Received
    3/9/2026 Senate • Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26
    3/11/2026 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 785
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 793
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 793
    • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 793
    3/11/2026 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    6/15/2026 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/25/2026 • Approved by Governor

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  • CS/HB 4079, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2026 at 5:55 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

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  • CS/HB 4079, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/28/2026 at 1:21 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Ways & Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/25/2026 12:47 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/11/2026 4:01 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays

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  • HB 4079, Original Filed Version Posted 1/7/2026 at 12:03 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2026 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    255785 - Amendment
    Remove line 1763 and insert:
    Grow 1/27/2026
    4:01 PM
    Adopted
    1/28/2026
    PDF

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