| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to a special election; providing for a |
| 3 | special election to be held on the date of the |
| 4 | presidential preference primary in 2012, pursuant to |
| 5 | Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution, for the |
| 6 | approval or rejection by the electors of this state of |
| 7 | amendments to the State Constitution, proposed by joint |
| 8 | resolution, to prohibit increases in the assessed value of |
| 9 | homestead property if the fair market value of the |
| 10 | property decreases, reduce the limitation on annual |
| 11 | assessment increases applicable to nonhomestead real |
| 12 | property, provide an additional homestead exemption for |
| 13 | owners of homestead property who have not owned homestead |
| 14 | property for a specified time before purchase of the |
| 15 | current homestead property, provide application and |
| 16 | limitations with respect thereto, and provide an effective |
| 17 | date if such amendments are adopted; providing for |
| 18 | publication of notice and for procedures; providing an |
| 19 | appropriation; providing a contingent effective date. |
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| 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 23 | Section 1. Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI of the |
| 24 | State Constitution, there shall be a special election on the |
| 25 | date of the presidential preference primary, which shall be held |
| 26 | concurrently with other statewide elections held on that date, |
| 27 | if any, at which there shall be submitted to the electors of |
| 28 | this state for approval or rejection the amendments to the State |
| 29 | Constitution proposed in Senate Joint Resolution 658 or House |
| 30 | Joint Resolution 381. |
| 31 | Section 2. Publication of notice shall be in accordance |
| 32 | with Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution. The |
| 33 | special election shall be held as other special elections are |
| 34 | held. |
| 35 | Section 3. The sum of $400,000 in nonrecurring funds from |
| 36 | the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to the Department of |
| 37 | State for the 2011-2012 fiscal year for the purpose of |
| 38 | advertising the constitutional amendments being submitted to the |
| 39 | electors of this state at the special election called by this |
| 40 | act. |
| 41 | Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law |
| 42 | if enacted by a vote of at least three-fourths of the membership |
| 43 | of each house of the Legislature and if Senate Joint Resolution |
| 44 | 658 or House Joint Resolution 381 is adopted by both houses of |
| 45 | the Legislature. |