Bill Summary

HB 479 Special Districts (2016 Session)
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Sponsors
by Metz Co Sponsors: Caldwell, Van Zant CS Sponsors: Local Government Affairs Subcommittee
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Summary
Special Districts: Revising legislative intent with respect to the Uniform Special District Accountability Act to include dependent special districts; specifying the Legislature's authority to create dependent special districts by special act; providing for the identification of a dependent special district as dependent and an independent special district as independent in its charter; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to exclude inactive special districts from the official list of special districts; specifying that certain dependent special districts may be reviewed by specified local general purpose governments, etc. Effective Date: October 1, 2016
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committees of reference
   H Local Government Affairs Subcommittee
   H Local & Federal Affairs Committee
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Actions
10/29/15
HOUSE 
Filed
11/05/15
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Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; Local & Federal Affairs Committee
11/05/15
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Now in Local Government Affairs Subcommittee
11/10/15
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Local Government Affairs Subcommittee, 11/18/15, 1:00 pm, 212 K
11/18/15
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Favorable with CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays
11/19/15
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
11/24/15
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Now in Local & Federal Affairs Committee
11/24/15
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Local & Federal Affairs Committee, 12/03/15, 01:00 pm, 212 K
12/03/15
HOUSE 
Favorable by Local & Federal Affairs Committee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
12/03/15
HOUSE 
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
01/22/16
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/26/16
01/26/16
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Read Second Time; Amendment adopted (732589); Placed on Third Reading, 01/27/16
01/26/16
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
01/27/16
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 118 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/03/16
SENATE
In Messages
02/03/16
SENATE
Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
02/18/16
SENATE
Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0956; Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (791158); Placed on Third Reading, 02/23/16
02/23/16
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/24/16
HOUSE 
In returning messages
03/01/16
HOUSE 
Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (791158); Passed (Vote: 110 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/01/16
HOUSE 
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
03/01/16
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Engrossed Text (E2) Filed
03/01/16
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
03/01/16
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 03/08/16)
03/08/16
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2016-22
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bill text & filed amendments
0479
Filed on 10/29/15
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0479C1
Filed on 11/19/15
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Amendment 732589
Caldwell
Filed on 01/25/16
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0479E1
Filed on 01/26/16
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Amendment 791158
Stargel
Filed on 02/12/16
Concurred
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0479E2
Filed on 03/01/16
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0479ER
Filed on 03/01/16
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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