Florida House Bill 731 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-05-05 - Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Requires referendum to reenact expiring tourist development tax or tourist impact tax, respectively, to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; requires referendum to approve millage rate increase for children's services independent special district property tax to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; limits occurrence of referendum to approve county or municipal ad valorem tax millage increase, respectively; requires referendum to reenact local government discretionary sales surtax to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; requires referendum to adopt, amend, or reenact ninth-cent fuel tax or local option fuel taxes, respectively, to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; removes provisions that authorize school district millage elections to be held at any time & specify limit on such elections; limits occurrence of such referendum.

Local Tax Referenda Requirements

House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

Rep. John Temple [R]

2023-04-11 - House - House State Affairs Committee (Y: 14 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-30 - House - House Ways & Means Committee (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-20 - House - House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Y: 12 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-05	House	Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157)
2023-04-11	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2023-04-11	House	Bill released to House Calendar
2023-04-11	House	Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2023-04-11	House	Favorable by State Affairs Committee
2023-04-07	House	Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2023-03-30	House	Now in State Affairs Committee
2023-03-30	House	Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
2023-03-30	House	Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
2023-03-28	House	Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
2023-03-21	House	Now in Ways & Means Committee
2023-03-21	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2023-03-21	House	Referred to Ways & Means Committee
2023-03-20	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2023-03-20	House	CS Filed
2023-03-20	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-03-20	House	Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
2023-03-20	House	Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
2023-03-16	House	Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-02-21	House	Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
2023-02-21	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2023-02-21	House	Referred to Ways & Means Committee
2023-02-21	House	Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
2023-02-10	House	Filed

S698 (Same As) 2023-05-05 - Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157)
S7062 (Similar To) 2023-05-04 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157)
H7063 (Similar To) 2023-05-26 - Chapter No. 2023-157

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1011	73		Amended Code	See Bill Text
125	0104		Amended Code	See Bill Text
125	0108		Amended Code	See Bill Text
125	901		Amended Code	See Bill Text
200	091		Amended Code	See Bill Text
200	101		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	055		Amended Code	See Bill Text
336	021		Amended Code	See Bill Text
336	025		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/731
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/731/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/731/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/731/Amendment/626583/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/731/Analyses/h0731.LFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/731/Analyses/h0731a.LFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/731/Analyses/h0731b.WMC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/731/Analyses/h0731c.WMC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/731/Analyses/h0731d.SAC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/731/Analyses/h0731e.SAC.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=67408&IsPCB=0&BillId=77448
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=68371&IsPCB=0&BillId=77448
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=68867&IsPCB=0&BillId=77448