Bill Summary

HB 971 Community Development Districts (2016 Session)
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Sponsors
by Sullivan  CS Sponsors: Local Government Affairs Subcommittee
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Summary
Community Development Districts: Amends acreage threshold for establishment of community development district; authorizes district to contract with towing operator to remove vehicles or vessels from specified properties; authorizes up to certain number of districts to merge; provides for membership of surviving merged district; provides requirements of merger agreement; provides for public hearings; prohibits petition to merge from being filed within specified timeframe. Effective Date: July 1, 2016
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committees of reference
   H Local Government Affairs Subcommittee
   H Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee
   H Local & Federal Affairs Committee
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Actions
12/15/15
HOUSE 
Filed
01/08/16
HOUSE 
Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee; Local & Federal Affairs Committee
01/08/16
HOUSE 
Now in Local Government Affairs Subcommittee
01/14/16
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Local Government Affairs Subcommittee, 01/19/16, 12:30 pm, 212 K
01/19/16
HOUSE 
Favorable with CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/20/16
HOUSE 
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/21/16
HOUSE 
Now in Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee
01/21/16
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee, 01/25/16, 2:30 pm, 12 H
01/25/16
HOUSE 
Favorable by Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee; 13 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/25/16
HOUSE 
Now in Local & Federal Affairs Committee
02/02/16
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Local & Federal Affairs Committee, 02/04/16, 1:00 pm, 212 K
02/04/16
HOUSE 
Favorable by Local & Federal Affairs Committee; 13 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/04/16
HOUSE 
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/19/16
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
02/23/16
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 02/24/16
02/24/16
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 112 Yeas / 3 Nays)
03/01/16
SENATE
In Messages
03/01/16
SENATE
Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
03/04/16
SENATE
Withdrawn from Community Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 1156; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/07/16
03/07/16
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/07/16
HOUSE 
Ordered enrolled
03/07/16
HOUSE 
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
03/09/16
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor has until 03/24/16 to act on this bill)
03/24/16
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2016-94
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bill text & filed amendments
0971
Filed on 12/15/15
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Amendment 979255
Sullivan
Filed on 01/15/16
Adopted
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0971C1
Filed on 01/20/16
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0971ER
Filed on 03/07/16
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
190.005
190.012
190.046
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