Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

CS/CS/HB 979: Developments of Regional Impact

GENERAL BILL by Economic Affairs Committee ; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee ; Diaz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dorworth

Developments of Regional Impact; Requires that comprehensive plan amendments proposing certain developments follow state coordinated review process; limits scope of certain recommendations & comments by reviewing agencies regarding proposed developments; revises review criteria for regional planning agency reports; provides that specified changes to development orders are not substantial deviations; provides exemption from development-of-regional-impact review for certain proposed developments; revises conditions under which local government is required to rescind development-of-regional-impact development orders; provides presumption that certain agricultural enclaves do not constitute urban sprawl; establishes qualifications for designation as agricultural enclave for such purpose & establishes exceptions from definition for designated protected areas.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/8/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-75
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/8/2011 House • Filed
12/21/2011 House • Referred to Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 96
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 96
1/13/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 01/18/12, 8:00 am, Webster Hall --Temporarily deferred
1/23/2012 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 01/25/12, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
1/25/2012 House • CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2 -HJ 310
1/30/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 306
1/31/2012 House • Now in Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 318
2/20/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Economic Affairs Committee, 02/22/12, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
2/22/2012 House • CS/CS by- Economic Affairs Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 815
2/23/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 812
• CS/CS by Economic Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 801
2/24/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12
2/28/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 890
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/29/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 936
• CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 1 -HJ 936
2/29/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 824
• Referred to Community Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; Budget -SJ 824
3/8/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; Budget -SJ 999
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 999
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1180 -SJ 999
• Read 2nd time -SJ 999
• Amendment(s) adopted (543740) -SJ 999
• Read 3rd time -SJ 999
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 3 -SJ 999
3/8/2012 House • In returning messages
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (543740) -HJ 1204
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 87 NAYS 31 -HJ 1205
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1205
3/30/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2012 • Approved by Governor
4/8/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-75