2011 Bills & Final Actions
2011 List of Bills & Final Actions |
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| HB 0037 | Relating to Transportation Funding | Rogers | ||||
| Transportation Funding: Increases percentage of state revenues deposited into State Transportation Trust Fund to be committed by DOT for public transportation projects; directs portion of those revenues to be used for public transit pursuant to specified provisions. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 1/10/2011 | HOUSE Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee | |||||
| SB 0132 | Relating to Contamination Notification | Joyner | ||||
| Contamination Notification; Revises contamination notification provisions. Requires the Department of Environmental Protection to provide notice of site rehabilitation to specified entities and certain property owners. Requires the department to verify compliance with notice requirements. Authorizes the department to pursue enforcement measures for noncompliance with notice requirements, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 1/26/2011 | SENATE Now in Education Pre-K – 12 | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Education Pre-K – 12 | |||||
| HB 0143 | Relating to Economic Development | Workman | ||||
| Economic Development; Authorizes OTTED to administer corporate income tax credits for spaceflight projects; increases annual tax credit cap relating to contaminated site rehabilitation; provides tax credit for certain research & development expenses; repeals emergency excise tax & related provisions; revises criteria for awarding tax credits & increases amount of credits to be awarded under entertainment industry financial incentive program; authorizes Martin County to apply to OTTED for designation of enterprise zone, etc. APPROPRIATION: $72,218,905 EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law | ||||||
| 5/9/2011 | HOUSE Ordered engrossed, then enrolled | |||||
| 5/11/2011 | HOUSE Engrossed Text (E1) Filed | |||||
| 5/12/2011 | HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed | |||||
| HB 0147 | Relating to Contamination Notification | Ahern | ||||
| Contamination Notification: Revises contamination notification provisions; requires individuals responsible for site rehabilitation to provide notice of site rehabilitation to specified entities; revises provisions relating to content of such notice; requires DEP to provide notice to specified entities & certain property owners; authorizes DEP to pursue enforcement measures for noncompliance; revises DEP notification requirements for certain public & private schools, child care facilities, & public & private colleges & universities; requires local governments to provide specified notice; authorizes DEP to recover notification costs from responsible parties. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 1/25/2011 | HOUSE Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee | |||||
| SB 0174 | Relating to Growth Management | Bennett | ||||
| Growth Management; Reenacts provisions relating to the definition of “urban service area” and “dense urban land area” for purposes of the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act. Reenacts provisions relating to certain required and optional elements of a comprehensive plan, concurrency requirements for transportation facilities, a required notice for a new or increased impact fee, the process for adopting a comprehensive plan or plan amendment, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law | ||||||
| 3/23/2011 | SENATE Retained on Calendar | |||||
| 3/24/2011 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 03/29/11 | |||||
| 3/29/2011 | SENATE Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 7001; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 7001 | |||||
| SB 0176 | Relating to Affordable Housing | Bennett | ||||
| Affordable Housing; Reenacts a specified provision relating to the state allocation pool used to confirm private activity bonds. Reenacts a specified provision relating to lands that are owned by a community land trust and used to provide affordable housing. Reenacts a specified provision relating to a tax exemption provided to organizations that provide low-income housing. Reenacts a specified provision relating to a property exemption for affordable housing owned by a nonprofit entity, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law | ||||||
| 3/24/2011 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 03/29/11 | |||||
| 3/29/2011 | SENATE Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 7003; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 7003 | |||||
| 4/6/2011 | Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR’s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 04/08/11, 9:00am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) | |||||
| SB 0232 | Relating to Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida | Bennett | ||||
| Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida; Revises provisions relating to the Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida. Revises the findings and intent to include the necessity for a specific strategic plan addressing the state’s growth management system. Revises the planning timeframes to include a 10-year horizon. Requires that the Department of Community Affairs provide a specific line item in its annual legislative budget request to fund the commission during a specified period, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 1/25/2011 | SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability | |||||
| HB 0239 | Relating to Water Quality | Williams (T) | ||||
| Water Quality: Directs DEP to publish notice of proposed rulemaking by specified date to revise certain criteria for state’s waterbodies; prohibits implementation of certain federal numeric nutrient water quality criteria rules by DEP, water management districts, & other governmental entities; clarifies authority of water management districts & other governmental entities with respect to pollution control; provides construction; authorizes DEP to adopt numeric nutrient water quality criteria for surface waters; provides that certain total maximum daily loads & associated numeric interpretations constitute site specific numeric nutrient water quality criteria; provides for classification of designated uses of state’s surface waters by human use & aquatic life use; renames current classifications to conform; authorizes DEP to adopt rules; provides for DEP to adopt classification system by rule, subject to ratification by Legislature. Effective Date: upon becoming a law | ||||||
| 4/26/2011 | SENATE In Messages | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Messages | |||||
| HB 0261 | Relating to Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida | Pilon | ||||
| Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida: Revises provisions relating to Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida; revises findings & intent; revises planning timeframes; revises membership of commission; deletes obsolete provisions; provides for election of chair; provides meeting requirements for commission; provides & revises powers & duties of executive director & commission; provides voting requirements; provides for reimbursement for per diem & travel expenses; requires that commission, in cooperation with interested state agencies, local governments, & nongovernmental stakeholders, develop strategic plan & submit plan to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides commission reporting requirements; provides that executive director be appointed by Secretary of Community Affairs & ratified by commission; requires that DCA provide specific line item in its annual legislative budget request to fund commission during specified period; authorizes department to obtain additional funding through external grants; requires that department provide sufficient funding & staff support to assist commission in its duties; provides for future expiration & abolishment of commission. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 2/1/2011 | HOUSE Now in Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee | |||||
| SB 0264 | Relating to Economic Development | Ring | ||||
| Economic Development; Provides legislative purpose to promote the commercialization of certain technologies by startup and early stage companies in this state. Provides for the allocation of financial assistance pursuant to the Micro-Targeted Technology Commercialization Tax Credit Transfer Program as income in this state. Creates the Micro-Targeted Technology Commercialization Tax Credit Transfer Program. Requires that the Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research identify examples of micro-targeted technology and compile a list of the technology for OTTED, etc. APPROPRIATION: $8,000,000 EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law | ||||||
| 12/15/201 | SENATE Filed | |||||
| 12/15/2010 | SENATE Withdrawn prior to introduction | |||||
| HB 0287 | Relating to Economic Development | Eisnaugle | ||||
| Economic Development: Revises definitions of terms “new business” & “expansion of an existing business”; provides for average wage of new job; provides eligibility for target industry businesses; authorizes board of county commissioners of charter county to call & hold referendum to determine whether to grant economic development ad valorem tax exemptions if in receipt of petition or initiative signed by percentage of electors as required by county charter; revises language of ballot questions relating to authority to grant economic development tax exemptions; specifies additional information that must be included in written application requesting adoption of ordinance granting economic development ad valorem tax exemption; specifies factors for board of county commissioners or governing authority of municipality to consider when deciding whether to approve or reject applications for economic development tax exemptions; limits allowable duration of economic development tax exemption granted by county or municipal ordinance; authorizes written tax exemption agreements consistent with act upon approval of tax exemption; specifies reporting requirements; authorizes revocation of agreement; limits application of act to certain exemptions granted pursuant to referenda held on or after act’s effective date. Effective Date: July 1, 2011, and shall apply only to exemptions from ad valorem taxation granted pursuant to referenda held on or after July 1, 2011, under the provisions of s. 196.1995(1), Florida Statutes | ||||||
| 5/5/2011 | SENATE Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Placed on Calendar, on second reading; Substituted for SB 0506; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays) | |||||
| 5/5/2011 | HOUSE Ordered enrolled | |||||
| 5/6/2011 | HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed | |||||
| HB 0355 | Relating to Property Taxation | O’Toole | ||||
| Property Taxation: Tolls expiration period of tax certificate & statute of limitations relating to proceedings involving tax lien certificates or tax deeds during period of intervening bankruptcy; revises, updates, & consolidates provisions of ch. 197, F.S., relating to definitions, tax collectors, lien of taxes, returns & assessments, unpaid or omitted taxes, discounts, interest rates, DOR responsibilities, tax bills, judicial sales, prepayment of taxes, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2011. | ||||||
| 4/12/2011 | HOUSE Favorable by Economic Affairs Committee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays | |||||
| 4/13/2011 | HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on second reading | |||||
| 5/3/2011 | HOUSE Laid on Table, refer to S 0478 | |||||
| HB 0379 | Relating to Small Municipalities | Clemens | ||||
| Small Municipalities: Defines term “municipality of special financial concern”; requires state land planning agency to grant waiver from requirements relating to updating capital improvements element of comprehensive plan & amendments updating regional water supply plan to certain municipal applicants who meet specified criteria; requires state land planning agency to grant waiver of requirements to certain municipal applicants who meet specified criteria; revises amount of municipal revenues or expenditures & expenses that require municipality to complete financial audit of its accounts & records. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 2/7/2011 | HOUSE Now in Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee | |||||
| HB 0381 | Relating to Additional Homestead Exemption; Property Value Decline; Reduction for Nonhomestead Assessment Increases; Abrogation of Scheduled Repeal | Dorworth | ||||
| Additional Homestead Exemption; Property Value Decline; Reduction for Nonhomestead Assessment Increases; Abrogation of Scheduled Repeal: Proposes amendments to State Constitution to allow Legislature by general law to prohibit increases in assessed value of homestead & specified nonhomestead property if just value of property decreases, reduce limitation on annual assessment increases applicable to nonhomestead real property, provide additional homestead exemption for owners of homestead property who have not owned homestead property for specified time before purchase of current homestead property, & application & limitations with respect thereto, delete future repeal of provisions limiting annual assessment increases for specified nonhomestead real property, & provide effective dates. Effective Date: Not Specified | ||||||
| 5/4/2011 | HOUSE Engrossed Text (E2) Filed | |||||
| 5/4/2011 | HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed | |||||
| 5/12/2011 | Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of EDR’s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 05/19/11, 9:30am, 301 C (No Votes Will Be Taken) | |||||
| HB 0389 | Relating to Environmental Permits | Glorioso | ||||
| Environmental Permits: Provides for entity created by special act, local ordinance, or interlocal agreement of county or municipality to receive certain reduced or waived permit processing fees for projects that serve public purpose; requires DEP to initiate rulemaking to adopt general permits for stormwater management systems serving airport activities; authorizes municipalities & counties to adopt stormwater adaptive management plans & obtain conceptual permits for urban redevelopment projects; provides requirements for establishment of such permits by water management districts in consultation with DEP; provides that certain urban redevelopment projects qualify for noticed general permit. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 4/21/2011 | SENATE In Messages | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Messages | |||||
| SB 0390 | Relating to Homestead Property Assessed Value | Flores | ||||
| Homestead Property Assessed Value; Proposes amendments to the State Constitution to prohibit increases in the assessed value of homestead property if the just value of the property decreases and provide an effective date. | ||||||
| 3/14/2011 | Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of EDR’s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 03/16/11, 1:30pm, 301 C (No Votes Will Be Taken) | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Budget | |||||
| HB 0397 | Relating to Economic Development | Ray | ||||
| Economic Development; Creates Commercialization Credit Transfer Program; provides legislative findings; authorizes DOR to share certain confidential information with OTTED; adds certified credits to list of credits available against state corporate income tax; redefines term “adjusted federal income” in relation to net operating losses transferred & payments received for certified credit; provides for allocation of financial assistance as income in this state; provides purpose, intent, goals, & objectives, etc. APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 3/2/2011 | Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of EDR’s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 03/04/11, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee | |||||
| SB 0410 | Relating to Impact Fees | Bennett | ||||
| Impact Fees; Reenacts a provision relating to the burden of proof required by the government in an action challenging an impact fee. Provides a legislative finding of important state interest. Provides for retroactive operation of the act. Provides for an exception under specified circumstances. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law, and shall operate retroactively to July 1, 2009 | ||||||
| 5/4/2011 | SENATE Engrossed Text (E1) Filed | |||||
| 5/4/2011 | SENATE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed | |||||
| 5/12/2011 | Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of EDR’s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 05/19/11, 9:30am, 301 C (No Votes Will Be Taken) | |||||
| HB 0447 | Relating to Green Job Creation | Williams (A) | ||||
| Green Job Creation: Provides definitions & definitional criteria that qualify jobs for green job corporate tax credits; provides tax credits against corporate income tax for creation of qualifying green jobs; specifies amount of tax credit allowed for each green job created & maximum number of jobs for which taxpayer may claim credit; limits availability of green job tax credits to specified period of tax years; provides for carryover of tax credit; restricts taxpayer from taking more than one tax credit for same job under certain circumstances; disqualifies jobs transferred from one location to another from tax credit eligibility; requires AWI to establish Green Collar Job Council; provides membership & duties & responsibilities of council; provides for annual reports of council. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 3/23/2011 | Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of EDR’s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 03/25/11, 9:00am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee | |||||
| SB 0468 | Relating to Community Redevelopment | Bullard (L) | ||||
| Community Redevelopment; Expands the definition of the term “blighted area” to include land previously used as a military facility. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 4/13/2011 | SENATE Now in Budget | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Budget | |||||
| SB 0478 | Relating to Property Taxation | Thrasher | ||||
| Property Taxation; Tolls the expiration period of a tax certificate and the statute of limitations relating to proceedings involving tax lien certificates or tax deeds during the period of an intervening bankruptcy. Revises, updates, and consolidates provisions of ch. 197, F.S., relating to definitions, tax collectors, lien of taxes, returns and assessments, unpaid or omitted taxes, discounts, interest rates, Department of Revenue responsibilities, tax bills, judicial sales, prepayment of taxes, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 5/4/2011 | SENATE Ordered enrolled | |||||
| 5/4/2011 | SENATE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed | |||||
| 5/12/2011 | Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of EDR’s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 05/19/11, 9:30am, 301 C (No Votes Will Be Taken) | |||||
| SB 0506 | Relating to Economic Development | Bogdanoff | ||||
| Economic Development; Authorizes the board of county commissioners of a charter county to call and hold a referendum to determine whether to grant economic development ad valorem tax exemptions. Revises the language of ballot questions relating to the authority to grant economic development tax exemptions. Provides for application of a provision limiting the calling of another referendum within a certain time period, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 5/4/2011 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 05/04/11 | |||||
| 5/4/2011 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 05/05/11 | |||||
| 5/5/2011 | SENATE Read second time; Amendment Failed (726842); Amendment Adopted (318200); Substituted for HB 0287; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0287 | |||||
| SB 0552 | Relating to Transportation Corporations | Hays | ||||
| Transportation Corporations; Removes provisions that provide for nonprofit corporations to act on behalf of the Department of Transportation to secure and obtain rights-of-way for transportation systems and to assist in the planning and design of such systems. Removes a provision for audits of transportation corporations by the Auditor General, to conform; providing an effective date, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 3/14/2011 | SENATE Removed from meeting agenda – Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations, 03/17/11, 8:00 am, 110 S | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations | |||||
| SB 0616 | Relating to Ad Valorem Taxes/Maximum Amount | Evers | ||||
| Ad Valorem Taxes/Maximum Amount; Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution to limit the maximum amount of ad valorem taxes that may be collected on a parcel of real property. | ||||||
| 2/9/2011 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Budget; Rules | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Community Affairs | |||||
| SB 0620 | Relating to Enterprise Program Development Zones | Garcia (R) | ||||
| Enterprise Program Development Zones; Cites this act as the “Urban Job Creation Investment Act.” Creates the Urban Investment Job Creation Authority. Specifies the duties of the authority to include specifying enterprise program zone boundaries, reviewing applications from businesses to become eligible for certain tax benefits, reviewing proposed projects for eligibility to receive funding from a local enterprise program zone development corporation, and conducting studies and filing reports, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 2/24/2011 | Bill Removed from Office of EDR’s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference Agenda; 02/25/11, 9:00 a.m., 117 K | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Commerce and Tourism | |||||
| SB 0658 | Relating to Homestead/Nonhomestead Property | Fasano | ||||
| Homestead/Nonhomestead Property; Proposes amendments to the State Constitution to allow the Legislature by general law to prohibit increases in the assessed value of homestead and specified nonhomestead property if the just value of the property decreases, reduce the limitation on annual assessment increases applicable to nonhomestead real property, provide an additional homestead exemption for owners of homestead property who have not owned homestead property for a specified time before purchase of the current homestead property, etc. | ||||||
| 5/2/2011 | SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading | |||||
| 5/2/2011 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 05/03/11 | |||||
| 5/3/2011 | SENATE Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (271546); Substituted for HB 0381; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0381 | |||||
| HB 0781 | Relating to Neighborhood Improvement Districts | Soto | ||||
| Neighborhood Improvement Districts: Provides & revises provisions relating to neighborhood improvement districts, including creation & funding of safe districts, powers & duties of municipalities & counties, requirements, bonds & assessments, governing bodies, board of directors; property owners’ associations, state grants, special neighborhood improvement districts, community redevelopment neighborhood improvement districts, powers of local governing bodies, & ad valorem tax on real or personal property; repeals provisions relating to crime prevention through community policing innovations, safe neighborhoods program, duties of Department of Legal Affairs, neighborhood improvement district inside enterprise zone, effect & construction of existing laws, state redevelopment programs, safe neighborhood districts, Neighborhood Preservation & Enhancement Program, & Neighborhood Councils & local government designated agency. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 3/3/2011 | HOUSE Now in Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee | |||||
| SB 0984 | Relating to Local Government Code Enforcement Boards | Norman | ||||
| Local Government Code Enforcement Boards; Allows a local government code enforcement board to adopt requirements that are in lieu of residency standards for members of the board; providing criteria. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 2/17/2011 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Community Affairs | |||||
| SB 1010 | Relating to Neighborhood Improvement Districts | Simmons | ||||
| Neighborhood Improvement Districts; Revises the short title to become the “Neighborhoods Improvement Act.” Authorizes the governing body of any municipality or county to form a neighborhood improvement district through the adoption of an ordinance rather than by a planning ordinance. Removes provisions pertaining to the creation and funding of safe neighborhood districts. Revises provisions authorizing a local governing body to create a local government neighborhood improvement district, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 4/14/2011 | SENATE Now in Budget | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Budget | |||||
| HB 1099 | Relating to Enterprise Zones | Holder | ||||
| Enterprise Zones: Creates Urban Job Creation Investment Act; creates Florida Urban Investment Job Creation Authority & zone development corporation for each enterprise program zone; provides for designation of enterprise program zones in legacy enterprise zones & federally designated empowerment zones; provides qualifications for businesses to receive enterprise program zone incentives; establishes enterprise program zone assistance funds; authorizes certain state incentives for projects of qualified businesses; authorizes certain tax credits, exemptions from unemployment contributions, & other state incentives for qualified businesses; limits amount of available incentives in any fiscal year; provides for carryforward of unused incentives; provides for allocation of certain appropriations among zone development corporations; requires OPPAGA to submit report to Governor & Legislature; provides for expiration of Urban Job Creation Investment Act; authorizes certain tax credits against sales tax & corporate income tax for qualified businesses located in enterprise program zones; provides for carryforward of unused corporate income tax credits; exempts wages paid by qualified businesses to certain employees from unemployment contributions; revises effective date of repeal of Florida Enterprise Zone Act.Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 3/10/2011 | HOUSE Now in Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee | |||||
| SB 1122 | Relating to Growth Management | Bennett | ||||
| Growth Management; Redesignates the “Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act” as the “Community Planning Act.” Revises and provides duties of local governments and municipalities relating to comprehensive plans. Revises provisions relating to the Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida. Revises the findings and intent to include the necessity for a specific strategic plan addressing the state’s growth management system, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law, except as otherwise provided | ||||||
| 5/5/2011 | SENATE Reconsidered; Temporarily Postponed | |||||
| 5/5/2011 | SENATE Placed on Third reading | |||||
| 5/6/2011 | SENATE Read Third Time; Substituted for HB 7129; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 7129 | |||||
| HB 1175 | Relating to Energy Economic Zones | Pilon | ||||
| Energy Economic Zones: Requires DCA to include in its report on Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program information relating to incentives available under program; exempts certain building materials used in construction or rehabilitation of energy-efficient structures & clean energy technology & manufacturing products from tax on sales, use, & other transactions; exempts energy economic zones from minimum wage requirements; provides fiscal & regulatory incentives & reimbursement grants, jobs tax credits, property tax credits, & qualified target industry business tax credits for businesses in energy economic zones; authorizes community contribution tax credits for certain local governing bodies. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 3/14/2011 | HOUSE Now in Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee | |||||
| HB 1269 | Relating to Revitalizing Municipalities | Nuñez | ||||
| Revitalizing Municipalities: Provides for transfer of sales tax revenues from General Revenue Fund to Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities; provides for distribution from Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities relating to increase in sales tax collections over preceding year to eligible designated redevelopment agency where sales tax increment redevelopment district is located; provides legislative intent & purpose; authorizes specified governing bodies to create sales tax increment redevelopment district within municipality having specified population; provides that designated redevelopment agency for sales tax increment redevelopment district is eligible for specified percentage distributions of increased state sales tax collections; requires DOR to determine amount of increased sales tax collections to be distributed to each eligible designated redevelopment agency & to transfer aggregate amount due all such agencies to Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities for distribution; grants specified powers to designated redevelopment agency for sales tax increment redevelopment district for purpose of providing financing & fostering certain public & private improvements, including issuing revenue bonds; requires that agreement between designated redevelopment agency & private sponsor of project include requirement that specified number of jobs be created. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 3/14/2011 | HOUSE Now in Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee | |||||
| SB 1296 | Relating to Enterprise Zones | Detert | ||||
| Enterprise Zones; Advances the date of the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act. Provides for the expiration of a provision to conform to the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act which authorizes the governing body of a county or municipality containing an enterprise zone to make a funding request for capital improvements relating to crime prevention under certain circumstances. Provides that the repeal of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act does not affect the availability of certain tax credits or tax refunds, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law, except as otherwise provided | ||||||
| 4/1/2011 | SENATE Pending withdrawal | |||||
| 4/6/2011 | SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Budget | |||||
| 4/6/2011 | SENATE Withdrawn from further consideration | |||||
| HB 1343 | Relating to Community Redevelopment | Bullard (D) | ||||
| Community Redevelopment: Expands definition of term “blighted area” to include land previously used as military facility. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 3/14/2011 | HOUSE Now in Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee | |||||
| SB 1460 | Relating to Energy Economic Zones | Bennett | ||||
| Energy Economic Zones; Revises the date by which the Department of Community Affairs, with the assistance of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development, must submit a report to the Governor and Legislature evaluating whether the Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program has demonstrated success. Requires that all incentives and benefits provided to enterprise zones be made available to energy economic zones by a specified date. Provides that certain developments in an energy economic zone are exempt from review as a development of regional impact, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 5/3/2011 | SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died on Calendar | |||||
| SB 1512 | Relating to Growth Management | Bennett | ||||
| Growth Management; Revises and provides definitions relating to the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act. Revises requirements for comprehensive plans relating to capital improvements and future land use plan elements. Revises transportation concurrency requirements relating to transportation planning and proportionate share. Revises the definition of the term “transportation concurrency backlog” to “transportation deficiency,” etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law | ||||||
| 4/14/2011 | SENATE Now in Budget | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Budget | |||||
| SB 1722 | Relating to Ad Valorem Taxation | Fasano | ||||
| Ad Valorem Taxation; Reduces the amount that any change in the value of certain real property resulting from an annual reassessment may exceed the assessed value of the property for the prior year under specified circumstances. Provides a first-time Florida homesteader with an additional homestead exemption. Requires the Legislature to appropriate funds to fiscally constrained counties to offset reductions in ad valorem tax revenue as the result of the implementation of certain proposed revisions to the State Constitution, etc. APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent | ||||||
| 5/2/2011 | SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading | |||||
| 5/2/2011 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 05/03/11 | |||||
| 5/3/2011 | SENATE Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (402698); Substituted for HB 1163; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 1163 | |||||
| SB 1792 | Relating to Growth Policy | Diaz de la Portilla | ||||
| Growth Policy; Repeals provisions relating to the Urban Infill and Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program, to terminate the program. Conforms cross-references to changes made by the act. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 5/5/2011 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 05/06/11 | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died on Calendar | |||||
| SB 1962 | Relating to Revitalizing Municipalities | Garcia (R) | ||||
| Revitalizing Municipalities; Provides for the transfer of certain sales tax revenues from the General Revenue Fund to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities. Provides for a distribution from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities relating to an increase in sales tax collections over the preceding year to the governing body of an area that receives tax increment revenues pursuant to a designation as a sales tax TIF area. Revises provisions relating to the enterprise zone development agency, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 4/15/2011 | SENATE Now in Budget | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Budget | |||||
| HB 4001 | Relating to Growth Policy | Diaz | ||||
| Growth Policy: Repeals Urban Infill & Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 5/2/2011 | SENATE Received; Referred to Community Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; Budget | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Community Affairs | |||||
| HB 4029 | Relating to Transportation Corporations | Horner | ||||
| Transportation Corporations: Repeals Florida Transportation Corporation Act to remove provisions that provide for nonprofit corporations to act on behalf of DOT to secure & obtain rights-of-way for transportation systems & to assist in planning & design of such systems; removes provision for audits of such corporations by Auditor General to conform. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 3/25/2011 | SENATE In Messages | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Messages | |||||
| HB 4077 | Relating to Transportation Corridors | Dorworth | ||||
| Transportation Corridors: Removes provisions that specify certain transportation facilities as statewide transportation corridors. Effective Date: July 1, 2011 | ||||||
| 3/25/2011 | SENATE In Messages | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | SENATE Died in Messages | |||||
| HB 7001 | Relating to Growth Management | Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee | ||||
| Growth Management: Reenacts provisions of law relating to growth management, portions of which were amended, created, or repealed by ch. 2009-96, Laws of Florida; provides for retroactive operation with respect to such portions. Effective Date: April 27, 2011 | ||||||
| 4/6/2011 | HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed | |||||
| 4/20/2011 | Signed by Officers and Presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 04/27/11) | |||||
| 4/27/2011 | Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2011-14 | |||||
| HB 7003 | Relating to Affordable Housing | Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee | ||||
| Affordable Housing: Reenacts provisions of law relating to affordable housing, portions of which were amended, created, or repealed by ch. 2009-96, Laws of Florida; provides for retroactive operation with respect to such portions. Effective Date: April 27, 2011 | ||||||
| 4/6/2011 | HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed | |||||
| 4/20/2011 | Signed by Officers and Presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 04/27/11) | |||||
| 4/27/2011 | Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2011-15 | |||||
| SB 7050 | Relating to State Government Revenue Limitation | Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax | ||||
| State Government Revenue Limitation; Proposes amendments to the State Constitution to replace the existing state revenue limitation with a new state revenue limitation based on inflation and population changes. | ||||||
| 1/31/2011 | SENATE On Committee agenda – Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 02/10/11, 8:30 am, 301 S | |||||
| 2/10/2011 | SENATE Submitted as Committee Bill by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax | |||||
| 2/10/2011 | SENATE Committee Bill filed as S 0958 | |||||
| HB 7129 | Relating to Growth Management | Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee | ||||
| Growth Management: Revises & provides provisions relating to growth management, Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, comprehensive plans, state land planning agencies, local planning agencies, concurrency, etc. Effective Date: upon becoming a law | ||||||
| 5/6/2011 | SENATE Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Budget; Placed on Calendar, on second reading; Substituted for SB 1122; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (195750, 603424, 865646); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 31 Yeas / 8 Nays) | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration | |||||
| 5/7/2011 | HOUSE Died in returning Messages | |||||
| FTC4 | Relating to Local Government Ad Valorem Tax and Special Assessment Limitation | Finance & Tax Committee | ||||
| PCB FTC 11-04 — Local Government Ad Valorem Tax and Special Assessment Limitation | ||||||
| 4/1/201 | HOUSE Filed | |||||
| 4/1/2011 | HOUSE On Committee agenda – Finance & Tax Committee, 04/05/11, 11:45 am, 17 H | |||||
| 4/5/2011 | HOUSE Temporarily postponed by Finance & Tax Committee | |||||
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