The Florida Senate

HB 949: Maximum Ad Valorem Tax Limitation

JOINT RESOLUTION by Lopez-Cantera ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Flores ; Gonzalez ; Harrell ; Hasner ; Murzin ; Needelman ; Nehr ; Patronis ; Reagan ; Schenck ; Williams, T. ; Zapata

Maximum Ad Valorem Tax Limitation; Proposes amendment to s. 9, Art. VII of State Constitution to provide that total combined property taxes on any parcel of real property shall not exceed 1.35 percent of highest taxable value of property, apply property tax limit to all property taxes except property taxes approved by voters, & provide for distribution of revenue from parcels that have reached 1.35-percent limit by general law, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/14/2008	House	• Filed
  2/28/2008	House	• Referred to Government Efficiency & Accountability Council; Policy & Budget Council
  3/4/2008	House	• Introduced, referred to Government Efficiency & Accountability Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00074
  3/6/2008	House	• Referred to State Affairs (GEA) by Government Efficiency & Accountability Council -HJ 00206; Referral to State Affairs (GEA) revoked by Government Efficiency & Accountability Council -HJ 00206; Now in Government Efficiency & Accountability Council; Referred to Urban & Local Affairs (GEA) by Government Efficiency & Accountability Council -HJ 00206
  3/17/2008	House	• On Committee agenda-- Urban & Local Affairs (GEA), 03/19/08, 8:30 am, 306-H --Temporarily deferred
  4/7/2008	House	• Referral to Urban & Local Affairs (GEA) revoked by Government Efficiency & Accountability Council -HJ 00423; Now in Government Efficiency & Accountability Council; On Council agenda-- Government Efficiency & Accountability Council, 04/09/08, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
  4/9/2008	House	• Favorable by Government Efficiency & Accountability Council; YEAS 13 NAYS 3 -HJ 00493
  4/10/2008	House	• Now in Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00493
  4/11/2008	House	• On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/15/08, 9:00 am, 212-K
  4/15/2008	House	• Favorable by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 21 NAYS 10 -HJ 00526; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00526
  4/22/2008	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00702; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00702
  4/23/2008	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 00727; Passed; YEAS 79 NAYS 38 -HJ 00727
  4/23/2008	Senate	• In Messages
  5/2/2008	Senate	• Died in Messages

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• HB 949, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2008 at 12:51 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Government Efficiency & Accountability Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Policy & Budget Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Policy & Budget Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Policy & Budget Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Committee on Urban & Local Affairs (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 2190	Ad Valorem Tax Limitation [RPCC]	Bennett	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Finance and Tax Location:

  Floor Amendments (5)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  002469 - Amendment	Lopez-Cantera	4/21/2008 10:54 AM		Web Page PDF
  212809 - Amendment	Saunders	4/21/2008 1:51 PM		Web Page PDF
  949205 - Substitute Amendment (212809)	Lopez-Cantera	4/21/2008 4:58 PM		Web Page PDF
  175045 - Amendment	Richardson	4/22/2008 5:39 PM		Web Page PDF
  188237 - Ballot Amendment	Richardson	4/21/2008 1:24 PM		Web Page PDF

  Floor Votes (1)

  Date	Chamber	Result
  4/23/2008 11:17 AM	House	79 Yeas - 38 Nays

  Citations - Constitution (1)

  Article	Section	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  VII	Section 9

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