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CS/SB 870: Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Boyd

Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships; Authorizing, rather than requiring, a responsible public entity to publish notice of an unsolicited proposal for a qualifying project in a specified manner and that other proposals for the same project will be accepted; authorizing a responsible public entity to proceed with an unsolicited proposal for a qualifying project without a public bidding process if the responsible public entity holds a public meeting that meets certain requirements and holds a subsequent public meeting at which it makes a certain determination; requiring the responsible public entity to consider certain factors; requiring the responsible public entity to publish a certain report in the Florida Administrative Register for a certain period of time in certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/4/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 781 (Ch. 2024-96) -SJ 656
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/12/2023 Senate • Filed
1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Rules
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/17/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/22/24, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/22/2024 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
1/23/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Community Affairs
1/24/2024 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/06/24, 3:00 pm, 401 Senate Building
2/6/2024 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/7/2024 Senate • Now in Rules
2/16/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/21/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2024 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/27/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/24
2/29/2024 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 566
3/1/2024 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 606
3/4/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 656
• Substituted CS/HB 781 -SJ 656
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 781 (Ch. 2024-96) -SJ 656