| FAPA Bill Tracking Report - April 22, 2004 |
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| 3/5/2004 | HOUSE Filed; On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/09/04, 3:15 pm, 404-H |
| 3/9/2004 | HOUSE Workshopped by Transportation |
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| High Speed Ground Transportation; constitutional amendment to repeal Section 19 of Article X of State Constitution to eliminate constitutional requirement that state provide for development & operation of high speed ground transportation system. Repeals s. 19, Art. X. |
| 3/3/2004 | HOUSE Unfavorable by Transportation System; 3 Yeas, 6 Nays |
| 3/5/2004 | HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/09/04, 3:15 pm, 404-H |
| 3/9/2004 | HOUSE Not Considered by Transportation; laid on Table |
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| Constitutional Amendments/Initiative; constitutional amendment to increase vote required to pass amendment to or revision of State Constitution proposed by initiative from majority of those electors voting on matter in election to three-fifths of those electors voting on matter in election. Amends s. 5, Art. XI. |
| 12/1/2003 | HOUSE Referred to Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments; Ethics & Elections (PR); Procedures |
| 1/26/2004 | HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments, 02/02/04, 5:15 pm, 404-H --Workshop only |
| 2/4/2004 | HOUSE Withdrawn from Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments; Ethics & Elections; Procedures; Withdrawn prior to introduction |
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| State Constitution/Amendments; constitutional amendment to require submissions of constitutional amendments proposed by Legislature to Attorney General at least 7 days prior to final vote by Legislature; requires review by Supreme Court of lower court decisions declaring legislatively proposed constitutional amendment to be unconstitutional; authorizes public to convene constitutional convention on specific amendments to Constitution, etc. Amends ss. 1-7, Art. XI. |
| 1/23/2004 | HOUSE Referred to Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments; Ethics & Elections (PR); Procedures |
| 1/26/2004 | HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments, 02/02/04, 5:15 pm, 404-H --Workshop only |
| 2/2/2004 | HOUSE Workshopped by Select Committee on Constitutional Amendments |
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| Land Development Regulations; limits effect of judicial determinations concerning certain development orders pursuant to adopted land development regulations under Local Government Comprehensive Planning & Land Development Regulation Act; provides exception; provides for retroactive application; provides exclusive planning authority for certain municipalities in highly populated urban counties; provides requirements for exercise of such authority. Amends 163.3167,.3171. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/24/2004 | HOUSE Favorable by Judiciary; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays; Placed on Calendar |
| 3/26/2004 | HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 03/30/04 |
| 3/30/2004 | HOUSE Read Second Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Ordered engrossed |
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| 2020 Water Study Commission; creates said commission; provides for appointment & qualification of members; provides duties of commission; provides for public hearings; provides for executive director & technical advisory committees; requires reports; provides duties of DEP. APPROPRIATION: $250,000. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 10/10/2003 | SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar |
| 3/25/2004 | SENATE Pending withdrawal |
| 3/31/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Natural Resources; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar; Withdrawn from further consideration |
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| Land Development Regulation; prohibits abrogation of local land development order that has been granted under specified conditions; provides retroactive applicability. Amends 163.3167. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/17/2004 | SENATE On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/04, 2:00 pm, 110-S |
| 3/22/2004 | SENATE CS by Judiciary; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 3/24/2004 | SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar |
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| Community Affairs Dept.; expresses Legislature's intent to enact legislation to transfer powers & duties of department to Secretary of State. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 10/7/2003 | SENATE Filed |
| 10/10/2003 | SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar |
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| Ad Valorem Taxes/NW Fla. Water Mgmt.; constitutional amendment to provide uniform maximum millage rate for water management purposes for entire state by removing maximum 0.05 mill limitation on millage rate for Northwest Florida Water Management District. Amends s. 9, Art. VII. |
| 1/13/2004 | HOUSE Referred to Public Lands & Water Resources (NR); Natural Resources; Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; Finance & Tax |
| 1/23/2004 | HOUSE On Subcommittee agenda-- Public Lands & Water Resources (NR), 02/04/04, 1:00 pm, 404-H; On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 02/04/04, 2:00 pm, 404-H --If received |
| 2/4/2004 | HOUSE Temporarily Deferred by Public Lands & Water Resources; Not received by Natural Resources |
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| School Growth Planning; revises procedures for coordinating efforts of local planning agencies & school districts toward planning for school growth. Amends 163.3174. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 2/9/2004 | SENATE On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 02/16/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K |
| 2/16/2004 | SENATE CS by Comprehensive Planning; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 2/18/2004 | SENATE Now in Education |
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| Water Resources; requires local governments to include projected water use in comprehensive plans; requires local governments to consider regional water supply plans in their work plans for building water supply facilities; provides that amendments to incorporate work plan do not count toward limitation on frequency of adoption of amendments to comprehensive plan, etc. Amends 163.3167,.3177, 373.116, 373.250; creates 373.2234,.228. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/30/2004 | HOUSE Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading; Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/01/04 |
| 4/1/2004 | HOUSE Read Second Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Ordered engrossed |
| 4/21/2004 | HOUSE Read Third Time; Passed as amended (Vote: 116 Yeas / 0 Nays); In Senate Messages; Received by Senate, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations |
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| Fla. High-Speed Rail Authority Act; provides that tax exemption provided to authority does not apply to income, sales, or other taxable transactions re associated development, as defined by act. Amends 341.840. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 10/20/2003 | SENATE Filed |
| 10/30/2003 | SENATE Referred to Transportation; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar |
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| Ratification of Amendments/Votes; constitutional amendment to increase vote required by voters to ratify amendment to State Constitution from majority to two-thirds of those voting in election. Amends s. 5, Art. XI. |
| 10/20/2003 | SENATE Filed |
| 10/30/2003 | SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules and Calendar |
| 3/16/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules and Calendar; Withdrawn from further consideration |
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| Water Mgmt. Districts/Boundaries; revises boundaries of Southwest Florida Water Management District & South Florida Water Management District; provides for transfer of land & other incidentals from Southwest Florida Water Management District to South Florida Water Management District; removes Highlands Co. from Southwest Florida Water Management District's governing board. Amends 373.069,.0691,.073. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 3/26/2004 | HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 03/30/04 |
| 3/30/2004 | HOUSE Read Second Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Ordered engrossed |
| 4/21/2004 | HOUSE Read Third Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Ordered engrossed |
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| Intergovernmental Programs; repeals "Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969". Repeals 163.01. EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/01/2004. |
| 10/22/2003 | SENATE Filed |
| 10/30/2003 | SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Communication and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Productivity |
| 4/2/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Communication and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Withdrawn from further consideration |
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| Coastal Redevelopment; cites act as "Coastal Redevelopment Hazard Mitigation Demonstration Project Act"; defines term "local hazard mitigation strategy"; provides additional requirement for local government's comprehensive plan concerning hazard mitigation; authorizes demonstration project in certain counties to allow for redevelopment of coastal areas within designated coastal high hazard area, etc. Amends 163.3164,.3177,.3178, 186.515, 288.975, 369.303. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/11/2004 | HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Insurance, 03/15/04, 5:15 pm, 212-K |
| 3/15/2004 | HOUSE Favorable by Insurance; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 3/16/2004 | HOUSE Placed on Calendar |
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| Public Records Requirement/Exemption; creates exemption from public-records requirements to include building plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, & diagrams held by public agency & relating to specified facilities, developments, & structures; provides exceptions; provides for legislative review & repeal; provides definitions; provides statement of public necessity. Amends 119.07. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/3/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 3/8/2004 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 3/10/04 |
| 3/10/2004 | SENATE Substituted HB 317; Laid on Table, refer to HB 317 |
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| Surplus State Lands/Disposition; provides for disposition of certain surplus state lands; revises definition to increase monetary value of fixtures & tangible personal property that must be included in inventory of property; authorizes special districts to use surplus property alternative procedure. Amends 253.034, 274.02,.12. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 4/15/2004 | SENATE Favorable with 1 Amendment by Appropriations; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 4/19/2004 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/21/04 |
| 4/21/2004 | SENATE Read Second Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Substituted HB 213; Laid on Table, refer to HB 213 |
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| Local Governments/Annexation; provides for annexation of local enclaves; creates "Local Government Boundary Adjustment & Service Delivery Interlocal Agreement Act"; provides process for external enclave interlocal agreements; provides dispute resolution process; provides for transfer of powers; provides for municipalities to exercise extraterritorial powers; provides for amendment of certain municipal charters; provides grounds for invalidating annexation, etc. Amends Ch. 171. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004 except as otherwise provided. |
| 10/24/2003 | SENATE Filed |
| 11/14/2003 | SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Judiciary |
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| Constitutional Amendments/Initiative; provides prerequisites to placing on ballot constitutional amendment proposed by initiative. Amends 100.371; creates 100.3715. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 10/24/2003 | SENATE Filed |
| 11/14/2003 | SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar |
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| Ad Valorem Taxes/Water Management; constitutional amendment re ad valorem taxes for water management purposes which provides uniform maximum millage rate for entire state by increasing millage rate from 0.05 mill to 1 mill for northwest portion of state lying west of line between ranges two & three east. Amends s. 9, Art. VII. |
| 1/20/2004 | SENATE Favorable by Comprehensive Planning; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays; Now in Finance and Taxation |
| 1/26/2004 | SENATE On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 02/05/04, 9:00 am, 37-S |
| 2/5/2004 | SENATE Favorable by Finance and Taxation; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government |
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| Rental Car Surcharge; revises allocations of proceeds from rental car surcharge. Amends 212.0606. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 1/15/2004 | HOUSE Filed |
| 1/27/2004 | HOUSE Referred to Tourism (COM); Commerce; Finance & Tax; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (AP); Appropriations |
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| Community Development Districts; provides for additional dissolution procedures; specifies procedures for selecting chair at initial landowners' meeting; requires notice of landowners' elections; authorizes supervisor of elections to designate seat numbers for resident supervisors of board; allows candidates option of paying filing fee to qualify for election; specifies number of petition signatures required to qualify for election, etc. Amends 190.046,.006. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/29/2004 | HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Procedures, 03/31/04, 8:00 am, 212-K |
| 3/31/2004 | HOUSE CS by Procedures; 30 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 4/16/2004 | HOUSE Placed on Calendar |
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| Comprehensive Plans/Rural Community; provides exception to limit on frequency of adopting amendments to comprehensive plan by rural communities. Amends 163.3187. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 11/24/2003 | SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Governmental Oversight and Productivity |
| 3/18/2004 | SENATE Pending withdrawal |
| 3/31/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Withdrawn from further consideration |
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| Developments of Regional Impact; requires that certain individual use & multiuse guidelines & standards be increased by specified percentage in certain areas if land use of multiuse development is residential & is not less than specified percentage of jurisdiction's residential threshold; revises provisions governing substantial deviation standards for date of buildout of development. Amends 380.06. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 3/18/2004 | HOUSE Ordered enrolled |
| 3/23/2004 | ------ Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 3/30/04) |
| 3/29/2004 | ------ Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-10 |
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| Constitutional Amendments/Initiative; requires supervisors of elections to verify first 10 percent of initiative petition signatures within 30 days after submission; requires sponsors of initiative petitions to submit signatures required to supervisors of elections no later than 180 days before next general election; requires supervisors of elections to conduct name-by-name, signature-by-signature check of number of authorized signatures on such petitions, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 1/23/2004 | HOUSE Filed |
| 2/6/2004 | HOUSE Referred to Ethics & Elections (PR); Procedures; Appropriations |
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| Coastal Redevelopment; cites act as "Coastal Redevelopment Hazard Mitigation Demonstration Project Act"; defines term "local mitigation strategy"; provides additional requirement for local government's comprehensive plan concerning hazard mitigation; authorizes demonstration project in certain counties to allow for redevelopment of coastal areas within designated coastal high hazard area, etc. Amends 163.3164,.3177,.3178, 186.515, 288.975, 369.303. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/16/2004 | SENATE Read second time, Amendments Adopted; Ordered engrossed |
| 3/18/2004 | SENATE Read Third Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Passed as amended (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays) |
| 3/24/2004 | HOUSE In Messages |
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| Electric Transmission Line Siting; changes short title to "Fla. Electric Transmission Line Siting Act"; revises provisions for applicability, certification, & exemptions under act; requires application to contain starting point & ending point of transmission line specifically defined by applicant & verified by commission; revises provisions for notice by electric utility of its intent to construct exempted transmission line, etc. Amends Ch. 403, 373.441. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/31/2004 | HOUSE On Subcommittee agenda-- Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (AP), 04/02/04, 2:30 or upon adjournment of full committee, 306-H |
| 4/1/2004 | HOUSE (Meeting Time Change) On Subcommittee agenda-- Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (AP), 04/02/04, 10:15 am, 306-H |
| 4/2/2004 | HOUSE Favorable with 8 Amendments by Agriculture & Environment Appropriations; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays |
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| Environmental Permitting System; cites act as "Performance-based Permitting Act"; provides compliance incentives for certain environmental permitting activities; provides for consequences for certain noncompliance with certain permitting decisions; provides for agency consideration of applicant's compliance history for certain purposes; requires agency notification of formal enforcement actions, etc. Amends Ch. 403, 373.413, 161.041. EFFECTIVE DATE: 01/01/2005. |
| 11/21/2003 | SENATE Filed |
| 12/5/2003 | SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations |
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| Recreational & Fishing Waterfronts; provides legislative findings; provides definitions; requires Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission to conduct study of recreational & fishing working waterfronts & provide report to Governor & Cabinet & Legislature; provides source of funding for study. Creates 342.07. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law |
| 4/9/2004 | HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 04/13/04, 6:00 pm, 404-H |
| 4/13/2004 | HOUSE CS by Natural Resources; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 4/20/2004 | HOUSE Now in Finance & Tax |
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| Wekiva Study Area/Wekiva Parkway; provides popular name of "Wekiva Study Area & Wekiva Parkway Act"; specifies guiding principles for construction of parkway & location of interchanges; requires Seminole Co. Expressway Authority, DOT & Fla. Turnpike Enterprise to locate parkway corridor & interchanges in Seminole Co. consistent with intent of act; creates Wekiva River Basin Commission; establishes New Garden Coal mitigation bank, etc. Creates 369.314-.324; amends 163.3184. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 4/15/2004 | HOUSE Placed on Calendar |
| 4/19/2004 | HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/21/04 |
| 4/21/2004 | HOUSE Read Second Time; Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading; Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/23/04 |
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| Water Resources; requires development of comprehensive statewide water conservation program for public water supply; authorizes public water supply utilities to propose goal-based water conservation plans or programs with measurable goals; provides for public workshop on development of regional water supply plans that include consideration of population projections; expands requirements of 5-year water resource development work program, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/31/2004 | HOUSE On Subcommittee agenda-- Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (AP), 04/02/04, 2:30 or upon adjournment of full committee, 306-H |
| 4/1/2004 | HOUSE (Meeting Time Change) On Subcommittee agenda-- Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (AP), 04/02/04, 10:15 am, 306-H |
| 4/2/2004 | HOUSE Favorable with 2 Amendments by Agriculture & Environment Appropriations; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays |
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| Conflict Resolution/Annexation; requires governmental entity affected by annexation or contraction to initiate conflict resolution procedures under certain circumstances; provides definition; provides for award of attorney's fees to prevailing party. Amends 171.081. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 3/3/2004 | HOUSE Referred to Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; Judicial Appropriations (AP); Appropriations |
| 4/12/2004 | HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Local Government & Veterans' Affairs, 04/14/04, 2:00 pm, Reed Hall |
| 4/14/2004 | HOUSE CS by Local Government & Veterans` Affairs; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays |
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| Water Resources; supports continued inclusion of "local sources first" policy in chapter 373, Florida Statutes, & opposes any amendment to state's water resource policy which allows, encourages, or promotes water transfers. |
| 3/22/2004 | SENATE CS by Natural Resources; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 3/24/2004 | SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar |
| 4/2/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
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| Water Resources; requires local governments to address water supply sources necessary to meet projected water use demand included in comprehensive plans; requires local governments to update work plans for building water supply facilities to incorporate revised regional water supply plans; provides legislative findings & intent re landscape irrigation design, etc. Amends Chs. 163, 373; creates 373.2234. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 4/15/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 4/19/2004 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/21/04 |
| 4/21/2004 | SENATE Read Second Time |
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| Department of State; reorganizes department; provides for assistant Secretary of State & deputy secretaries of state; renames Corporations Div. as State Recordings Div.; provides for performance of state protocol officer functions & provision of assistance & facilities to American States Org. by Tourism, Trade, & Economic Dev. Office; adds to Cultural Affairs Div. specific responsibility for archaeological sites & artifacts, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 4/12/2004 | HOUSE Now in State Administration; On Committee agenda-- State Administration, 04/14/04, 3:15 pm, Reed Hall |
| 4/14/2004 | HOUSE CS by State Administration; 6 Yeas 0 Nays |
| 4/15/2004 | HOUSE Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (AP) |
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| Rural Counties; revises requirements for program providers entering into contracts with Agric. & Consumer Services Dept. to provide assistance under Small County Technical Assistance Program; authorizes provision of grants to fiscally constrained counties; provides for grant application process, marketing process, review criteria, review process, & reporting requirement, etc. Amends 163.05, 288.0656; creates 288.06571. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 3/8/2004 | HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/10/04, 10:15 am, 214-C |
| 3/10/2004 | HOUSE CS by Agriculture; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 3/24/2004 | HOUSE Now in Appropriations |
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| Water Resources; requires development of comprehensive statewide water conservation program for public water supply; authorizes public water supply utilities to propose goal-based water conservation plans with measurable goals; expands requirements of 5-year water resource development work program for water management districts; conforms administrative penalties assessed against certain public water systems to federal regulations, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 4/14/2004 | SENATE Read Second Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Ordered engrossed |
| 4/15/2004 | SENATE Read Third Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; CS passed as amended (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays) |
| 4/16/2004 | HOUSE In Messages |
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| Agricultural Economic Development; defines term "agricultural enclave"; provides for amendment to local government comprehensive plan for agricultural enclave; provides requirements re purchase of lands where agricultural lease exists; specifies conditions for permit renewal for consumptive use of water for agricultural purposes; provides for memoranda of agreement re qualification for agricultural-related exemptions. Creates 259.047, 373.407; amends 163.2514,.2517, 373.236. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 3/25/2004 | HOUSE CS by Agriculture; 13 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 4/1/2004 | HOUSE Now in Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (AP); On Subcommittee agenda-- Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (AP), 04/02/04, 10:15 am, 306-H |
| 4/2/2004 | HOUSE Favorable with 3 Amendments by Agriculture & Environment Appropriations; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays |
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| 2005 Smart Growth Study Commission; creates commission; provides for its membership & requirements for voting; provides for appointments by Governor, President of Senate, & Speaker of House of Representatives; requires commission to review state's growth management programs & laws & make recommendations; requires public hearings; requires DCA to provide staff support; provides for expiration of commission, etc. APPROPRIATION: $300,000. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 4/14/2004 | SENATE On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 04/19/04, 4:00 pm, 110-S |
| 4/19/2004 | SENATE CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 4/20/2004 | SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar |
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| Florida Greenways & Trails Act; renames "Recreational Trails System" law, "Florida Greenways & Trails Act"; provides limitation on liability of certain off-highway vehicle facilities; requires written landowner authorization for public access to private lands; extends terms of certain appointees to Florida Greenways & Trails Council; exempts Florida Mining-Recreation, Inc., from tax on sales, use & other transactions, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 4/13/2004 | HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Finance & Tax, 04/15/04, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall |
| 4/15/2004 | HOUSE Not Considered by Finance & Tax |
| 4/20/2004 | HOUSE Withdrawn from Finance & Tax; Now in Appropriations |
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| Southwest Fla. Water Mgmt. District; revises residency requirements for vacancies on governing board of district. Amends 373.073. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 2/18/2004 | SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; 6 Yeas, 3 Nays; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education |
| 3/2/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar; Rereferred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar |
| 3/25/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Now in Appropriations |
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| Local Water Sources First Policy; recognizes March 31, 2004, as "Local Water Sources First Day," & opposes any modifications to fundamental provisions of chapter 373, Florida Statutes, as they relate to current "local sources first" policy, & encourages legislative colleagues & Governor to join in this opposition. |
| 3/22/2004 | SENATE CS by Natural Resources; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 3/24/2004 | SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar |
| 3/31/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; CS adopted |
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| Developments of Regional Impact; provides that applications for development approval filed after certain date need only provide information & analysis for certain specified issues; requires certain required contributions to proposed development to provide proportional benefit to development; deletes prohibition against local governments issuing development permits after certain threshold dates in development order, etc. Amends 380.06,.0651. EFFECTIVE DATE: 01/01/2005. |
| 3/5/2004 | HOUSE Referred to Local Affairs (LGV); Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; Appropriations |
| 4/12/2004 | HOUSE On Subcommittee agenda-- Local Affairs (LGV), 04/14/04, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall |
| 4/14/2004 | HOUSE Temporarily Postponed by Local Affairs |
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| Wekiva Parkway & Protection Act; provides legal description of Wekiva Study Area; provides guiding principles for Wekiva Parkway Design Features & Construction; provides that title of all lands acquired for Wekiva Parkway shall vest in State of Fla. or St. Johns River Water Management Dist.; requires DOT to purchase certain lands subject to legislative appropriation; provides for coordination of land use & water supply with Wekiva Study Area, etc. Creates 369.314-.324; amends 163.3184. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 4/16/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 4/19/2004 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/21/04 |
| 4/21/2004 | SENATE Read Second Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Ordered engrossed |
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| Water Management Lands Trust Fund; authorizes moneys in trust fund to be allocated for purpose of supplementing operational expenditures for specified water management districts. Amends 373.59. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 4/2/2004 | SENATE Read Third Time; CS passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified; In House Messages |
| 4/12/2004 | HOUSE Received; Read Second Time; Amendment Withdrawn; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 99 Yeas / 0 Nays) |
| 4/15/2004 | HOUSE Read second and third times; CS passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 1 Nays) |
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| Governmental Organization; transfers Urban Opportunity Office from Executive Office of Governor to DCA; transfers State Energy Prog. & Clean Fuel Fla. Advisory Board from DCA to DEP; transfers Affordable Housing Catalyst Prog. from DCA to Fla. Housing Finance Corp.; amends provision re solar energy industry; provides legislative findings re supporting local communities in providing affordable housing, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 3/30/2004 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/01/04 |
| 4/1/2004 | SENATE Read Second Time |
| 4/2/2004 | SENATE Read Third Time; Substituted HB 1857; Laid on Table, refer to HB 1857 |
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| Developments of Regional Impact; requires that individual use & multiuse guidelines & standards be increased in specified areas if one land use of multiuse development is residential & amounts to not less than specified percentage of jurisdiction's residential threshold; revises provisions governing substantial deviation standards for date of buildout of development. Amends 380.06. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 3/4/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 3/8/2004 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 3/10/04 |
| 3/10/2004 | SENATE Read second time; Amendment adopted; Substituted HB 539; Laid on Table, refer to HB 539 |
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| Alternative Energy; creates Florida Alternative Energy Technology Center, Inc.; provides for organization, purpose, & duties of center. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 4/8/2004 | SENATE On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development, 04/13/04, 9:15 am, 117-K |
| 4/13/2004 | SENATE CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; 4 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 4/14/2004 | SENATE Now in Appropriations |
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| Community Development Districts; provides for enforcement of deed restrictions in certain circumstances; provides for additional dissolution procedures; specifies procedures for selecting chair at initial landowners' meeting; requires notice of landowners' elections; authorizes supervisor of elections to designate seat numbers for resident supervisors of board; allows candidates option of paying filing fee to qualify for election, etc. Amends 190.012,.046,.006. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/31/2004 | SENATE Read Second Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Ordered engrossed |
| 4/1/2004 | SENATE Read Third Time; CS passed as amended (Vote: 36 Yeas / 0 Nays) |
| 4/2/2004 | HOUSE In Messages |
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| Rural Land Protection; provides conclusions of study by Agriculture & Consumer Services Dept.; provides for distribution of certain excise taxes on documents to Rural Lands Program TF of department; authorizes issuance of bonds for rural land protection; authorizes use of rural land protection bonds to implement provisions re conservation & rural land protection easements & agreements, etc. Amends 570.70,.207,.71, 201.15; creates 215.6195. EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent. |
| 3/17/2004 | SENATE On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 03/22/04, 2:00 pm, 37-S |
| 3/22/2004 | SENATE CS by Natural Resources; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 3/24/2004 | SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government |
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| Transportation Facilities; removes certain restrictions on use of specified proceeds in State Transportation TF; revises use of certain proceeds of local option fuel tax; provides for distribution of such funds to Transportation Rural Initiative Program & to counties; revises provisions for use of new discretionary highway capacity funds; removes provisions to fund Transportation Outreach Program, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 3/25/2004 | HOUSE Now in Finance & Tax |
| 4/20/2004 | HOUSE Withdrawn from Finance & Tax; Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations |
| 4/21/2004 | HOUSE Withdrawn from Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (AP); Now in Appropriations |
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| Annexation of Unincorporated Areas; (Broward Co.) requires Broward Co. to establish plan for annexation of unincorporated areas & annexation of such areas by one or more ordinances; requires consultation; provides definitions; provides for public hearings; requires certain notices & publication of notices; provides for interlocal agreement establishing certain criteria for annexations; authorizes referenda; provides for statutory construction, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 2/27/2004 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/9/2004 | HOUSE Referred to Local Affairs (LGV); Local Government & Veterans' Affairs |
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| Renewable Energy; provides legislative findings; requires public utilities, municipal utilities, & rural electric cooperatives to offer purchase contract to producers of renewable energy; provides requirements for such contracts; provides for cost recovery; deletes permit requirement for waste-to-energy facility; encourages specified applicants for landfill permit to consider construction of such facility. Creates 366.91; amends 403.7061. EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/01/2004. |
| 4/2/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 4/19/2004 | SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/21/04 |
| 4/21/2004 | SENATE Read Second Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Ordered engrossed |
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| Wireless Emergency Telephone Service; revises provisions for facilitating service implementation; provides minimum standards applicable to local govt. regulation of placement, construction, or modification of wireless communications facilities; limits imposition of fee, fine, surety, or insurance requirements by local government upon wireless communications provider; provides for square footage & height limitations which shall supersede current limitations, etc. Amends 365.172. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/25/2004 | HOUSE On Subcommittee agenda-- Telecommunications (BR), 03/29/04, 6:15 pm, 28-H; On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation, 03/29/04, 7:00 pm, Morris Hall --If received |
| 3/29/2004 | HOUSE Favorable with 1 Amendment by Telecommunications; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays; CS by Business Regulation; 34 Yeas 1 Nay |
| 4/15/2004 | HOUSE Now in Local Government & Veterans' Affairs |
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| High-Speed Ground Transportation; constitutional amendment to repeal Section 19 of Article X of State Constitution to eliminate constitutional requirement that state provide for development & operation of high-speed ground transportation system. Repeals s. 19, Art. X. |
| 1/9/2004 | SENATE Filed |
| 1/28/2004 | SENATE Referred to Transportation; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar |
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| 2005 Smart Growth Study Commission; provides for appointment, duties, & qualification of members; provides for public involvement; provides for staff & advisory committees; provides for duties of Community Affairs Dept. APPROPRIATION: $300,000. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 2/27/2004 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/9/2004 | HOUSE Referred to Local Affairs (LGV); Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; State Administration; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (AP); Appropriations |
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| Water Management Districts; eliminates obsolete requirement for report by districts. Amends 373.199. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 1/28/2004 | SENATE Referred to Natural Resources |
| 4/14/2004 | SENATE On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 04/19/04, 11:30 am, 37-S |
| 4/19/2004 | SENATE Temporarily Postponed by Natural Resources |
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| Consolidation & Recordation of Lands; provides for assembly & readjustment of certain land plats; revises requirements of future land use plan elements of required comprehensive plan to address antiquated subdivisions & consolidation of certain properties for certain purposes; includes antiquated subdivisions under certain community redevelopment plan requirements; requires submittal of certain approved plats to certain entities, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 4/15/2004 | HOUSE Placed on Calendar |
| 4/19/2004 | HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/21/04 |
| 4/21/2004 | HOUSE Read Second Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Ordered engrossed |
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| Wetlands Mitigation; provides additional criteria for local governments re uniform wetlands mitigation assessment methods under certain circumstances. Amends 373.414. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/1/2004 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/9/2004 | HOUSE Referred to Natural Resources; Local Government & Veterans' Affairs |
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| Renewable Energy; provides legislative findings & intent; provides state energy policy; amends & renumbers specified provision re development of solar energy standards; requires Fla. Solar Energy Center to adopt certain standards; revises language in provisions re funding by electric utilities of local governmental solid waste facilities that generate electricity; transfers responsibility for Fla. Clean Air Act from DCA to DEP, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/23/2004 | HOUSE CS by Natural Resources; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 4/12/2004 | HOUSE Now in State Administration; On Committee agenda-- State Administration, 04/14/04, 3:15 pm, Reed Hall |
| 4/14/2004 | HOUSE Temporarily Postponed by State Administration |
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| Legislative Historic Preservation; creates Legislative Historic Preservation Commission within legislative branch of government; provides for membership of commission & terms of office; provides powers & duties of commission. Creates 11.801. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 3/25/2004 | SENATE Now in Appropriations |
| 4/12/2004 | SENATE On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/04, 9:15 am, 412-K |
| 4/15/2004 | SENATE Favorable by Appropriations; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
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| Renewable Energy; requires public utilities & certain municipal electric utilities & rural electric cooperatives to offer purchase contract to producers of renewable energy; provides requirements for such contracts & for cost recovery; revises permit requirement for waste-to-energy facility; encourages specified applicants for landfill permit to consider construction of waste-to-energy facility, etc. Creates 366.91; amends 403.7061. EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/01/2004. |
| 3/25/2004 | HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation, 03/29/04, 7:00 pm, Morris Hall |
| 3/29/2004 | HOUSE CS by Business Regulation; 30 Yeas 4 Nays |
| 4/15/2004 | HOUSE Placed on Calendar |
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| Land Development; provides for issuance of escheatment tax deed that is free & clear of any tax certificates, accrued taxes, & liens of any nature for certain properties; requires local government to address certain water supply sources in its comprehensive plan; increases percentage of primary lender loan to which limited state loan guaranty applies for redevelopment projects in brownfield areas, etc. Amends Ch. 163, 197.502, 288.107, 376.86. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. |
| 3/31/2004 | HOUSE CS by Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 4/13/2004 | HOUSE Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations |
| 4/21/2004 | HOUSE Withdrawn from Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (AP); Now in Appropriations |
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| Military Affairs; creates Office of Military & State Relations; provides for exchange of information re proposed land use decisions between counties & local governments & military installations; provides for future land use plan element of comprehensive plans to include compatibility with military installations; requires inclusion of criteria; creates Military Base Protection Grant Program, etc. Creates 14.2018; amends Ch. 163, 288.980. APPROPRIATION: $12,000,000. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 3/29/2004 | SENATE CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 3/30/2004 | SENATE Now in Appropriations |
| 4/2/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
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| Southwest Fla. Expressway Authority; creates provisions titled "Southwest Florida Expressway Authority" & creates authority encompassing Collier & Lee Counties; establishes process for Charlotte Co. to participate in authority; provides for Southwest Florida Transportation System; provides State Bd. of Administration may act as fiscal agent; provides for acquisition of lands & property; provides for exemption from taxation; authorizes loan from DOT, etc. Creates 348.993-.9946. EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent. |
| 3/30/2004 | HOUSE Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations |
| 4/15/2004 | HOUSE On Subcommittee agenda-- Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (AP), 04/16/04, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall |
| 4/16/2004 | HOUSE Favorable with 1 Amendment by Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations; 16 Yeas, 1 Nay |
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| Rental Car Surcharge; revises allocations of proceeds from rental car surcharge. Amends 212.0606. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 1/28/2004 | SENATE Referred to Transportation; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations |
| 3/1/2004 | SENATE Pending withdrawal |
| 3/2/2004 | SENATE Withdrawn from Transportation; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations; Withdrawn from further consideration |
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| Department of State; reorganizes department; provides for Assistant Secretary of State & deputy secretaries; renames Corporations Div.; provides for performance of state protocol officer functions & provision of assistance & facilities to Organization of American States by Tourism, Trade & Economic Development Office; requires public libraries to provide technology that protects against Internet access to specified proscribed visual depictions, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004 except as otherwise provided. |
| 4/15/2004 | SENATE On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 04/20/04, 9:15 am, 412-K --If received |
| 4/19/2004 | SENATE CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; 9 Yeas, 1 Nay; Now in Comprehensive Planning |
| 4/20/2004 | SENATE Favorable by Comprehensive Planning; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays; Now in Ethics and Elections |
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| Rural Land Protection; provides for distribution of certain excise taxes on documents to Rural Lands Program TF of Agric. & Consumer Svcs. Dept.; authorizes use of rural land protection bonds to implement provisions re conservation & rural land protection easements & agreements; authorizes dept. to grant municipalities & local governments moneys to acquire land, enter into resource conservation agreements, & other related activities, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent. |
| 3/26/2004 | HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 03/30/04, 9:45 am, 404-H |
| 3/30/2004 | HOUSE CS by Natural Resources; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 4/12/2004 | HOUSE Now in Appropriations |
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| Constitutional Amendments; requires Attorney General to immediately petition Supreme Court for review of certain fiscal impact statements; reduces period for which initiative petition signatures remain valid; revises times within which Revenue Estimating Conference must complete its analysis & fiscal impact statement for amendments proposed by initiative, etc. Amends 16.061, 100.371, 101.161,.62; repeals 100.381; reenacts 15.21, 216.136(3)(a). EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 4/13/2004 | SENATE Temporarily Postponed by Finance and Taxation |
| 4/15/2004 | SENATE On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 04/20/04, 3:30 pm, 37-S |
| 4/20/2004 | SENATE CS by Finance and Taxation; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays |
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