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.
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  | 
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| 3/24/2016 | 
                                    • Approved by Governor • Chapter No. 2016-94  |