FL S1566 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-06 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1329
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Citing this act as the "Local Government Financial Transparency and Accountability Act"; revising the timeframe during which tentative budgets, and the length of time for which final budgets, must be posted on county websites; requiring counties to prepare certain quarterly compensation summaries; revising the length of time for which a public hearing for an amendment to a county budget must be advertised; specifying requirements applicable to local governments and special districts for impact fees adopted or increased after a specified date, etc.

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Title

Local Government Finances

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-03-03 - Senate - Senate Rules (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - Senate - Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - Senate - Senate Community Affairs (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-06SenateLaid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1329
2026-03-06SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 1329
2026-03-06SenateRead 2nd time
2026-03-04SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2026-03-04SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
2026-03-04SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-04SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-03-03SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
2026-02-26SenateCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
2026-02-26SenateOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-26SenateNow in Rules
2026-02-26SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-25SenateCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
2026-02-20SenateOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-18SenateCS by Community Affairs read 1st time
2026-02-13SenateNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
2026-02-12SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-10SenateCS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
2026-02-05SenateOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-22SenateIntroduced
2026-01-16SenateReferred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
2026-01-09SenateFiled

Same As/Similar To

H1329 (Same As) 2026-06-25 - Chapter No. 2026-161
H1139 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules
S548 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Finance and Tax

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
12903Amended CodeSee Bill Text
12906Amended CodeSee Bill Text
1633164Amended CodeSee Bill Text
1633180Amended CodeSee Bill Text
16331801Amended CodeSee Bill Text
166241Amended CodeSee Bill Text
212055Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Florida State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566
Texthttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/BillText/Filed/HTML
Texthttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/BillText/c1/HTML
Texthttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/BillText/c2/HTML
Texthttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/BillText/c3/HTML
Amendmenthttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/Amendment/148420/HTML
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/Analyses/2026s01566.pre.ca.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/Analyses/2026s01566.ca.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/Analyses/2026s01566.pre.aeg.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/Analyses/2026s01566.aeg.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/Analyses/2026s01566.pre.rc.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/Analyses/2026s01566.rc.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/Vote/2026-02-10%200300PM~S01566%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/Vote/2026-02-25%200130PM~S01566%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1566/Vote/2026-03-03%200900AM~S01566%20Vote%20Record.PDF

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