Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 170
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/23/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Rules (Trumbull) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 570 - 572
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 13. Effective upon becoming a law, present
    6  paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of section 125.66,
    7  Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (c) and (d),
    8  respectively, and a new paragraph (b) is added to that
    9  subsection, to read:
   10         125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency
   11  ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or
   12  resolutions.—
   13         (2)
   14         (b) Consideration of the proposed ordinance at a meeting
   15  properly noticed pursuant to this subsection may be continued to
   16  a subsequent meeting if, at the meeting, the date, time, and
   17  place of the subsequent meeting is publicly stated. No further
   18  publication, mailing, or posted notice as required under
   19  paragraph (a) is required, except that the continued
   20  consideration must be listed in an agenda or similar
   21  communication produced for the subsequent meeting. This
   22  paragraph is remedial in nature, is intended to clarify existing
   23  law, and shall apply retroactively.
   24         Section 14. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraph (d) is
   25  added to subsection (3) of section 166.041, Florida Statutes,
   26  and paragraph (a) of that subsection is amended, to read:
   27         166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and
   28  resolutions.—
   29         (3)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs paragraph (c) and
   30  (d), a proposed ordinance may be read by title, or in full, on
   31  at least 2 separate days and shall, at least 10 days prior to
   32  adoption, be noticed once in a newspaper of general circulation
   33  in the municipality. The notice of proposed enactment shall
   34  state the date, time, and place of the meeting; the title or
   35  titles of proposed ordinances; and the place or places within
   36  the municipality where such proposed ordinances may be inspected
   37  by the public. The notice shall also advise that interested
   38  parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to
   39  the proposed ordinance.
   40         (d) Consideration of the proposed ordinance at a meeting
   41  properly noticed pursuant to this subsection may be continued to
   42  a subsequent meeting if, at the meeting, the date, time, and
   43  place of the subsequent meeting is publicly stated. No further
   44  publication, mailing, or posted notice as required under this
   45  subsection is required, except that the continued consideration
   46  must be listed in an agenda or similar communication produced
   47  for the subsequent meeting. This paragraph is remedial in
   48  nature, is intended to clarify existing law, and shall apply
   49  retroactively.
   50         Section 15. The Legislature finds and declares that this
   51  act fulfills an important state interest.
   52         Section 16. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
   53  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
   54  becoming a law, this act shall take effect October 1, 2023.
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   56  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   57  And the title is amended as follows:
   58         Delete lines 45 - 47
   59  and insert:
   60         conforming cross-references; amending ss. 125.66 and
   61         166.041, F.S.; providing certain procedures for
   62         continued meetings on proposed ordinances for counties
   63         and municipalities, respectively; providing for
   64         construction and retroactive application; providing a
   65         declaration of important state interest; providing
   66         effective dates.