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CS/CS/HB 885: Independent Special Fire Control Districts

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Local and Federal Affairs Committee ; Caldwell

Independent Special Fire Control Districts; Clarifies provisions that authorize independent special fire control district to levy non-ad valorem assessments to construct, operate, & maintain specified district facilities & services; provides that if district levies non-ad valorem assessments for certain services, district must cease to levy ad valorem assessments for those services; revises provisions relating to district authority to provide for levy of non-ad valorem assessments on lands within district rather than benefited real property; eliminates provisions relating to rate of assessment for benefited real property.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1410 (Ch. 2013-183)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/19/2013 House • Filed
2/28/2013 House • Referred to Local and Federal Affairs Committee; Finance and Tax Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 91
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 91
3/20/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Local and Federal Affairs Committee, 03/22/13, 8:30 am, Webster Hall
3/22/2013 House • CS by Local and Federal Affairs Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
3/25/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Local and Federal Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 342
3/26/2013 House • Now in Finance and Tax Subcommittee -HJ 355
4/1/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Subcommittee, 04/03/13, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
4/3/2013 House • Favorable by Finance and Tax Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 415
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 415
4/5/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/09/13, 2:30 pm, Morris Hall
4/9/2013 House • CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 473
4/10/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 469
4/11/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 578
5/3/2013 House • Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1410 (Ch. 2013-183)