CS/HB 4071: Palm Beach County
LOCAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Snyder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Long
Palm Beach County; Provides that municipal service taxing unit whose primary purpose is to provide fire rescue & emergency medical services to residents in unincorporated areas of county remains service provider for specified length of time to real properties that are annexed into municipality; provides that geographical boundaries of municipal service taxing unit shall contract following annexation; prohibits Palm Beach County from levying ad valorem taxes through municipal service taxing unit on annexed real properties following annexation; requires annexing municipality to pay county annual service price for up to specified length of time; provides that county, through municipal service taxing unit, remains authority having jurisdiction & may continue to collect certain fees from annexed real properties; provides for transfer of services to annexing municipality & cessation of county jurisdiction to collect fees; provides circumstances under which such transfer & cessation may not occur; requires good faith discussions & negotiations between annexing municipality & county regarding transition of services & expenditure of assets for capital & operational purposes in areas proposed to be annexed; authorizes annexing municipality & county to enter into agreement on length of time for provision of county services, retention of county jurisdiction regarding fees, & annual service price payments; provides conflict resolution procedure in event annexing municipality & county do not enter interlocal agreement.
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/7/2026 House • Filed
1/12/2026 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/26/2026 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
1/28/2026 House • Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Now in Ways & Means Committee
1/29/2026 House • Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
2/2/2026 House • Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
• Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
2/6/2026 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/10/2026 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/11/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/19/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2/25/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 830687 adopted
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
2/25/2026 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
2/26/2026 Senate • Received
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CS/HB 4071, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2026 at 1:33 PM
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CS/HB 4071, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/10/2026 at 4:24 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 830687 - Amendment
Between lines 154 and 155, insert:Snyder 2/17/2026
10:21 AMHouse: Adopted
2/25/2026PDF Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/25/2026 12:42 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays -
HB 4071, Original Filed Version Posted 1/7/2026 at 8:26 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2026 (pdf)
Ways & Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 499033 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Snyder 2/9/2026
12:17 PMWithdrawn Prior to Consideration
2/9/2026PDF 549505 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Snyder 2/9/2026
5:00 PMAdopted
2/10/2026PDF