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CS/HB 971: Community Development Districts

GENERAL BILL by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee ; Sullivan

Community Development Districts; Amends acreage threshold for establishment of community development district; authorizes district to contract with towing operator to remove vehicles or vessels from specified properties; authorizes up to certain number of districts to merge; provides for membership of surviving merged district; provides requirements of merger agreement; provides for public hearings; prohibits petition to merge from being filed within specified timeframe.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/24/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-94
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/15/2015 House • Filed
1/8/2016 House • Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 83
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 83
1/14/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Local Government Affairs Subcommittee, 01/19/16, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall
1/19/2016 House • CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 242
1/20/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 238
1/21/2016 House • Now in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee -HJ 249
• On Committee agenda-- Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee, 01/25/16, 2:30 pm, 12 HOB
1/25/2016 House • Favorable by Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 263
• Now in Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 263
2/2/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Local and Federal Affairs Committee, 02/04/16, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
2/4/2016 House • Favorable by- Local and Federal Affairs Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 399
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 399
2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2/23/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 553
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/24/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 586
• CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 3 -HJ 586
3/1/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 517
• Received -SJ 517
3/4/2016 Senate • Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 661
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 661
• Substituted for CS/SB 1156 -SJ 661
• Read 2nd time -SJ 661
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/7/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 740
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 740
3/7/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 892
3/9/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 980
3/24/2016 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2016-94