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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to local government actions; amending
    3         s. 100.261, F.S.; requiring that certain bond
    4         referenda called by a county, district, or
    5         municipality be held at a general election; amending
    6         ss. 125.66 and 166.041, F.S.; revising applicability
    7         provisions for the enactment or adoption of county and
    8         municipal ordinances, respectively; providing an
    9         effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   12  
   13         Section 1. Section 100.261, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   14  read:
   15         100.261 Holding bond referenda with other elections.
   16  Whenever any bond referendum is called, it shall be lawful for
   17  any county, district, or municipality to hold such bond
   18  referendum on the day of any state, county, or municipal primary
   19  or general election, or on the day of any election of such
   20  county, district, or municipality for any purpose other than the
   21  purpose of voting on such bonds. If such bond referendum is held
   22  concurrently with a regularly scheduled election, the county,
   23  district, or municipality must shall pay only its pro rata share
   24  of election costs directly related to the bond referendum.
   25  However, nothing in this section does not shall prohibit the
   26  holding of a special or separate bond referendum, except that if
   27  the bond issue amount is greater than $500 million, the bond
   28  referendum must be held at a general election.
   29         Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
   30  125.66, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   31         125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency
   32  ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or
   33  resolutions.—
   34         (3)
   35         (c) This subsection does not apply to:
   36         1. Ordinances required for compliance with federal or state
   37  law or regulation;
   38         2. Ordinances relating to the issuance or refinancing of
   39  debt;
   40         3. Ordinances relating to the adoption of budgets or budget
   41  amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund the
   42  budget;
   43         4. Ordinances required to implement a contract or an
   44  agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state,
   45  local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted
   46  by a county government;
   47         5. Emergency ordinances;
   48         6. Ordinances relating to procurement; or
   49         7. Ordinances enacted to implement the following:
   50         a. Part II of chapter 163, relating to growth policy,
   51  county and municipal planning, and land development regulation,
   52  including zoning, Development orders and development permits, as
   53  those terms are defined in s. 163.3164, and, development
   54  agreements, as authorized by the Florida Local Government
   55  Development Agreement Act under ss. 163.3220-163.3243 and
   56  development permits;
   57         b.Comprehensive plan amendments and land development
   58  regulation amendments initiated by an application by a private
   59  party other than the county;
   60         c.b. Sections 190.005 and 190.046;
   61         d.c. Section 553.73, relating to the Florida Building Code;
   62  or
   63         e.d. Section 633.202, relating to the Florida Fire
   64  Prevention Code.
   65         Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
   66  166.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   67         166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and
   68  resolutions.—
   69         (4)
   70         (c) This subsection does not apply to:
   71         1. Ordinances required for compliance with federal or state
   72  law or regulation;
   73         2. Ordinances relating to the issuance or refinancing of
   74  debt;
   75         3. Ordinances relating to the adoption of budgets or budget
   76  amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund the
   77  budget;
   78         4. Ordinances required to implement a contract or an
   79  agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state,
   80  local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted
   81  by a municipal government;
   82         5. Emergency ordinances;
   83         6. Ordinances relating to procurement; or
   84         7. Ordinances enacted to implement the following:
   85         a. Part II of chapter 163, relating to growth policy,
   86  county and municipal planning, and land development regulation,
   87  including zoning, Development orders and development permits, as
   88  those terms are defined in s. 163.3164, and, development
   89  agreements, as authorized by the Florida Local Government
   90  Development Agreement Act under ss. 163.3220-163.3243 and
   91  development permits;
   92         b.Comprehensive plan amendments and land development
   93  regulation amendments initiated by an application by a private
   94  party other than the municipality;
   95         c.b. Sections 190.005 and 190.046;
   96         d.c. Section 553.73, relating to the Florida Building Code;
   97  or
   98         e.d. Section 633.202, relating to the Florida Fire
   99  Prevention Code.
  100         Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024.