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HB 7207: Growth Management

GENERAL BILL by Select Committee on Government Reorganization ; Aubuchon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dorworth

Growth Management; Redesignates "Local Government Comprehensive Planning & Land Development Regulation Act" as "Community Planning Act"; revises & provides intent & purpose of act; revises definitions; revises scope of act; revises & provides duties of local governments & municipalities relating to comprehensive plans; deletes retroactive effect; encourages local governments to apply for certain innovative planning tools; authorizes state land planning agency & other appropriate state & regional agencies to use direct & indirect technical assistance, etc.

Effective Date: 6/2/2011
Last Action: 6/2/2011 - Chapter No. 2011-139, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 95 (Ch. 2011-110), SB 1204 (Ch. 2011-34)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
4/1/2011 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 395
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 395
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/06/11
4/6/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 431
• Amendment(s) adopted (260681) -HJ 432
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/7/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 460
• Passed as amended; YEAS 81 NAYS 38 -HJ 460
• Immediately certified -HJ 469
• Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to conference. -HJ 469
4/7/2011 Senate • In Messages
• Received -SJ 459
• Referred to Budget -SJ 459
• Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 459
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/07/11 -SJ 459
• Read 2nd time -SJ 459
• Amendment(s) adopted (177538) -SJ 459
• Read 3rd time -SJ 459
• Passed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 1 -SJ 459
• Immediately certified -SJ 459
• Refused to concur, acceded to request for conference committee -SJ 460
4/7/2011 House • In returning messages
4/26/2011 House • Conference Committee appointed: Representative Aubuchon -HJ 778
4/26/2011 Senate • Conference Committee appointed: Senators Alexander (Chair), Negron (Vice Chair); Gaetz, Gardiner, Siplin, Thrasher (At Large); Budget Conference Committee on FRS/Retirement: Ring (Chair), Benacquisto; Budget Conference Committee on Professional Deregulation: Hays (Chair); Budget Conference Committee on Governmental Reorganization: Gaetz (Chair); Budget Conference Committee on SEED Fund: Gaetz (Chair); Budget Conference Committee on State Employee Group Health Insurance: Negron (Chair); Budget Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Fasano (Chair), Bennett, Evers, Joyner, Sachs, Storms, Thrasher; Budget Conference Committee on Education Pre-K - 12/PreK-12: Simmons (Chair), Bullard, Detert, Dockery, Montford, Wise; Budget Conference Committee on General Government/Government Operations: Hays (Chair), Dean, Diaz de la Portilla, Jones, Ring; Budget Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Negron (Chair), Flores, Garcia, Norman, Richter, Sobel; Budget Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Lynn (Chair), Altman, Braynon, Oelrich, Siplin; Budget Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: Gaetz (Chair), Benacquisto, Bogdanoff, Hill, Latvala, Margolis, Smith -SJ 507
5/6/2011 House • Conference Committee Report considered -HJ 1255
• Conference Committee Report adopted -HJ 1256
• Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 87 NAYS 31 -HJ 1316
5/6/2011 Senate • In returning messages
• Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1759
• Conference Committee Report adopted (331967) -SJ 1824
• Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 34 NAYS 5 -SJ 1824
5/6/2011 House • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1965
5/25/2011 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/2/2011 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2011-139, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 95 (Ch. 2011-110), SB 1204 (Ch. 2011-34)