Bill Summary

HB 1289 Local Financial Emergencies (2017 Session)
top
Sponsors
by Raulerson  CS Sponsors: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
top
Summary
Local Financial Emergencies: Expands entities that have oversight over local governmental entities, charter schools, charter technical career centers, & district school boards under specified conditions; specifies number of members to be on financial emergency board; provides qualifications of members & chair of board; revises information to which board has access; authorizes board to hire or retain legal counsel; requires adoption of rules to conduct board business; requires recommendations & reports to be submitted to specified entities; specifies that certain members who fail to vote affirmatively to take certain actions after reports are submitted, are subject to suspension from office for malfeasance and misfeasance. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
top
committees of reference
   H Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee
   H Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
» H Government Accountability Committee
top
Actions
03/05/17
HOUSE 
Filed
03/10/17
HOUSE 
Referred to Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee; Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee
03/10/17
HOUSE 
Now in Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee
03/16/17
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee, 03/20/17, 3:30 pm, 17 H
03/20/17
HOUSE 
Favorable by Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/20/17
HOUSE 
Now in Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
03/24/17
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/28/17, 12:00 pm, 12 H
03/28/17
HOUSE 
Favorable with CS by Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/29/17
HOUSE 
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/30/17
HOUSE 
Now in Government Accountability Committee
05/05/17
HOUSE 
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
05/08/17
HOUSE 
Died in Government Accountability Committee
top
bill text & filed amendments
1289
Filed on 03/05/17
PDF
Amendment 115231
Raulerson
Filed on 03/27/17
Adopted
PDF
1289C1
Filed on 03/29/17
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
top
Statute Citations
218.503
218.504
Research & Reports
Revenue Estimating Coverence Reports, Veto, Transmittal letters and more. Learn more.

No reports related to this bill.

Upcoming Events
Florida's most comprehensive legislative calendar. Learn more.

No events are scheduled at this time.

Press Releases
Related Press Announcements. Learn more.

No press releases related to this bill.

Features above are available to LobbyTools subscribers. Request a free demo or call (850) 915-0100 ext. 2 to learn more.