Florida Senate - 2016                CS for CS for CS for SB 172
       
       
        
       By the Committees on Appropriations; Finance and Tax; and
       Community Affairs; and Senators Brandes and Hutson
       
       576-04821-16                                           2016172c3
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to a special election; providing for a
    3         special election to be held August 30, 2016, pursuant
    4         to Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution,
    5         for the approval or rejection by the electors of this
    6         state of amendments to the State Constitution,
    7         proposed by joint resolution, relating to an exemption
    8         from the tangible personal property tax for solar or
    9         renewable energy source devices, a limitation on the
   10         assessed value of real property used for
   11         nonresidential purposes for the installation of such
   12         devices, and an effective date if such amendments are
   13         adopted; providing for publication of notice and for
   14         procedures; providing a contingent effective date.
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   16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   18         Section 1. Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI of the State
   19  Constitution, there shall be a special election on August 30,
   20  2016, to be held concurrently with other statewide elections
   21  held on that date, if any, at which there shall be submitted to
   22  the electors of this state for approval or rejection the
   23  amendments to the State Constitution proposed in Senate Joint
   24  Resolution 170, 2016 Regular Session, or a similar joint
   25  resolution having substantially the same specific intent and
   26  purpose.
   27         Section 2. Publication of notice shall be in accordance
   28  with Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution. The
   29  special election shall be held as other special elections are
   30  held.
   31         Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law
   32  if enacted by a vote of at least three-fourths of the membership
   33  of each house of the Legislature and if Senate Joint Resolution
   34  170, 2016 Regular Session, or a similar joint resolution having
   35  substantially the same specific intent and purpose, is adopted
   36  by both houses of the Legislature.