| APA Florida Bill Tracking Report December 5, 2011 |
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| Recall of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Member of Cabinet, or Legislator: Proposes creation of s. 8, Art. VI of State Constitution to provide for recall of Governor, Lt. Governor, member of Cabinet, or legislator; provides how process is initiated; establishes requisite number & distribution of signatures; provides for simultaneous election of successor to remainder of term; provides that if elected official is not recalled, then additional effort to recall elected official may not be initiated during remainder of term; provides for reimbursement of certain expenses. Effective Date: Not Specified |
| 5/25/201 | HOUSE Filed |
| 9/15/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee |
| 9/15/2011 | HOUSE Now in Government Operations Subcommittee |
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| Recall: Provides that Governor, Lieutenant Governor, member of Cabinet, or legislator may be recalled from office; requires that proponents of recall register as political committee; prescribes methods & timeframes for initiating & conducting recall; provides ballot language; provides that removal of Governor from office includes removal of Lieutenant Governor; authorizes adoption of rules. Effective Date: on the effective date of House Joint Resolution 7, or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose, if that joint resolution is approved by the electors at the general election to be held in November 2012 |
| 5/25/201 | HOUSE Filed |
| 9/15/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee |
| 9/15/2011 | HOUSE Now in Government Operations Subcommittee |
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| Ban of Oil Exploration, Drilling, Extraction, and Production in Territorial Seas: Proposes amendment to s. 7, Art. II of State Constitution to prohibit exploration, drilling, extraction, & production of oil beneath Florida waters between mean high-water line & seaward limit of Florida's boundaries; exempts transportation of oil produced outside of such waters. Effective Date: Not Specified |
| 6/17/201 | HOUSE Filed |
| 9/15/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Energy & Utilities Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee |
| 9/15/2011 | HOUSE Now in Energy & Utilities Subcommittee |
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| Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems: Revises legislative intent; eliminates provisions directing DOH to create & administer statewide septic tank evaluation program; eliminates procedures & criteria for evaluation program; terminates grant program for repair of onsite sewage treatment disposal systems identified pursuant to evaluation program, to conform; eliminates provisions authorizing DOH to collect evaluation report fee & provisions relating to disposition of fee proceeds & revenue-neutral fee schedule. Effective Date: upon becoming a law |
| 8/8/201 | HOUSE Filed |
| 9/15/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee |
| 9/15/2011 | HOUSE Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee |
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| Special Districts: Revises provisions relating to merger & dissolution procedures for special districts; provides for certain merger & dissolution procedures to include referenda; provides that such provisions preempt certain special acts; provides for local governments to assume indebtedness of, & receive title to property owned by, special districts under certain circumstances; deletes provision relating to conditions under which merger of independent special districts or dependent fire control districts with other special districts is effective & conditions under which merged district is authorized to increase ad valorem taxes; revises criteria by which special districts are declared inactive by governing body. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/16/2011 | HOUSE Favorable with CS by Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 11/30/2011 | HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed |
| 12/1/2011 | HOUSE Now in Finance & Tax Committee |
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| Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems; Deleting legislative intent relating to onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; conforming a cross-reference; eliminating provisions directing the Department of Health to create and administer a statewide septic tank evaluation program; eliminating procedures and criteria for the evaluation program; deleting an obsolete reporting requirement; eliminating provisions authorizing the department to collect an evaluation report fee; eliminating provisions relating to disposition of fee proceeds and a revenue-neutral fee schedule; relating to the grant program for the repair of onsite sewage treatment disposal systems identified pursuant to the evaluation program, to conform. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law |
| 8/29/201 | SENATE Filed |
| 9/8/2011 | SENATE Referred to Health Regulation; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Budget |
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| Community Redevelopment; Expanding the definition of the term "blighted area" to include land previously used as a military facility, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 10/18/2011 | SENATE Now in Budget |
| 10/18/2011 | SENATE Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax |
| 10/18/2011 | SENATE Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax |
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| Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems; Eliminating provisions directing the Department of Health to create and administer a statewide septic tank evaluation program; eliminating procedures and criteria for the evaluation program; repealing a provision to terminate the grant program for repair of onsite sewage treatment disposal systems identified pursuant to the evaluation program, to conform; eliminating provisions authorizing the department to collect an evaluation report fee; eliminating provisions relating to disposition of fee proceeds and a revenue-neutral fee schedule, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law |
| 8/29/201 | SENATE Filed |
| 9/8/2011 | SENATE Referred to Health Regulation; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Budget |
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| Growth Policy; Repealing provisions relating to the Urban Infill and Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program, to terminate the program; conforming cross-references to changes made by the act, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/2/2011 | SENATE Now in Budget |
| 11/2/2011 | SENATE Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations |
| 11/2/2011 | SENATE Now in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations |
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| Public Meetings; Requiring that members of the public be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard before a board or commission takes official action on an item of significant interest to the public under certain circumstances; providing exceptions; requiring that a board or commission adopt rules, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 9/14/201 | SENATE Filed |
| 9/21/2011 | SENATE Referred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules; Governmental Oversight and Accountability |
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| Intergovernmental Cooperation: Authorizes certain parties to interlocal agreement to conduct public meetings & workshops by means of communications media technology; provides notice requirements; provides definition. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/16/2011 | HOUSE Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 11/16/2011 | HOUSE Now in Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee |
| 11/30/2011 | HOUSE On Committee agenda - Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee, 12/07/11, 1:00 PM, 212 K |
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| Expert Testimony: Provides that witness qualified as expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in form of opinion as to facts at issue in case; requires courts to interpret & apply principles of expert testimony in conformity with specified U.S. Supreme Court decisions; subjects pure opinion testimony to such requirements; provides that facts or data that are otherwise inadmissible may not be disclosed to jury by proponent of opinion or inference unless court determines that probative value of facts or data in assisting jury to evaluate expert's opinion substantially outweighs prejudicial effect. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 9/29/2011 | HOUSE Filed |
| 10/17/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee |
| 10/17/2011 | HOUSE Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee |
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| Procurement of Professional Architectural, Engineering, Landscape Architectural, or Surveying and Mapping Services; Revising the definition of "continuing contract" and defining "best value selection"; clarifying provisions with respect to selection of firms by an agency under the competitive selection process; providing that an agency has the right to reject any or all submissions received in response to a public announcement under the competitive selection process; authorizing an agency to award contracts to multiple firms under the competitive negotiation process; providing for a best value selection process; requiring agencies to adopt rules governing the use of the process; providing minimum requirements with respect to best value selection procedures, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 9/14/201 | SENATE Filed |
| 9/21/2011 | SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget |
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| County Government Funding; Providing circumstances under which a board of county commissioners may use certain revenues to reduce the proposed millage rate for ad valorem taxes; defining the term "eligible county"; specifying that county eligibility must be determined annually and exercised for a limited time; prohibiting the use of certain revenues for such purposes, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law |
| 9/19/201 | SENATE Filed |
| 10/4/2011 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Budget |
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| Effective Public Notices by Governmental Entities; Authorizing a local government to use its publicly accessible website for legally required advertisements and public notices; providing requirements for advertisements and public notices published on a publicly accessible website; providing that advertisements directed by law or order or decree of court to be made in a county in which no newspaper is published may be made by publication on a publicly accessible website; providing for advertisement on a publicly accessible website of a taxing authority's intent to adopt a millage rate and budget; prescribing procedures for fulfilling public disclosure system requirements with respect to the duty of a municipality to disclose costs for solid waste management, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2012 |
| 9/20/2011 | SENATE Filed |
| 10/4/2011 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Budget |
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| Public Meetings: Requires that members of public be given reasonable opportunity to be heard before board or commission takes official action on item of significant interest to public under certain circumstances; provides exceptions; requires that board or commission adopt specified rules. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 10/13/2011 | HOUSE Filed |
| 10/28/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee |
| 10/28/2011 | HOUSE Now in Government Operations Subcommittee |
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| Environmental Permits: Provides for entity created by special act, local ordinance, or interlocal agreement of county or municipality to receive certain reduced or waived permit processing fees for projects that serve public purpose; requires DEP to initiate rulemaking to adopt general permits for stormwater management systems serving airport activities; authorizes municipalities & counties to adopt stormwater management plans & obtain conceptual permits for urban redevelopment projects; requires DEP & water management districts to establish conceptual permits for urban redevelopment projects; provides that certain urban redevelopment projects qualify for general permit. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 10/14/2011 | HOUSE Filed |
| 10/28/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee |
| 10/28/2011 | HOUSE Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee |
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| Initiatives and Referenda; Authorizing a local government to retain certain initiatives or referendum processes which were in effect as of a specified date, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law |
| 10/5/2011 | SENATE Filed |
| 11/2/2011 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Budget |
| 11/22/2011 | SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 12/05/11, 12:30 pm, 301 S |
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| Community Redevelopment: Expands definition of term "blighted area" to include land previously used as military facility. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 10/21/2011 | HOUSE Filed |
| 10/28/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee; Finance & Tax Committee; Economic Affairs Committee |
| 10/28/2011 | HOUSE Now in Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee |
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| Environmental Regulation: Creates, amends, & revises numerous provisions relating to: development, construction, operating, & building permits; permit application requirements & procedures, including waivers, variances, & revocation; local government comprehensive plans & plan amendments; programmatic general permits & regional general permits; permits for projects relating to surface water management systems, coastal construction, dredge & fill activities, inland multimodal facilities & commercial & industrial development, & mining activities; applicability of onsite sewage treatment & disposal system evaluation & assessment program; sanitary program surveys of certain water systems; uniform mitigation assessment method for activities in surface waters & wetlands & reassessment of mitigation banks; innocent victim petroleum storage system restoration, ambient air quality & water quality standards, & solid waste disposal; sale of unblended fuels for certain uses; deadlines for completion of certain fuel tank upgrades. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/4/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee; Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee |
| 11/4/2011 | HOUSE Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee |
| 11/29/2011 | HOUSE On Committee agenda - Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee, 12/06/11, 3:30 pm, 102 H |
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| Growth Enterprise Development: Requires DEO to establish One-Stop Permitting System in cooperation with certain participating agencies; requires DEO to establish one-stop application for expedited review & approval of certain state or regional development permits; provides procedures for filing & expedited processing of one-stop applications; authorizes local governments to establish growth enterprise development programs that provide for master development approval for development or expansion of certain sites owned & operated by growth enterprises; authorizes development of such site consistent with master development order without requiring certain additional local development approvals; requires local governments to declare intent whether to establish growth enterprise development programs; requires DEO to adopt model ordinance; provides requirements for contents of local government's growth enterprise development program ordinance; provides requirements for abolishing growth enterprise development programs; provides for development & distribution of literature explaining One-Stop Permitting System & identifying local growth enterprise development programs; repeals provisions relating to One-Stop Permitting System Grant Program & Quick Permitting County Designation Program of former STO. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 10/28/2011 | HOUSE Filed |
| 11/4/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee |
| 11/4/2011 | HOUSE Now in Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee |
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| Community-based Development Organizations; Repealing provisions relating to the Community-Based Development Organization Assistance Act, the eligibility of community-based development organizations and eligible activities for certain grant funding, the award of grants by the former Department of Community Affairs, the reporting of certain information by grant recipients to the former department, and rulemaking authority of the former department, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 10/17/2011 | SENATE Filed |
| 11/2/2011 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Budget |
| 11/22/2011 | SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 12/05/11, 12:30 pm, 301 S |
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| Neighborhood Improvement Districts; Revising the short title to become the "Neighborhood Improvement Act"; authorizing the governing body of any municipality or county to form a neighborhood improvement district through the adoption of an ordinance rather than by a planning ordinance; removing provisions pertaining to the creation and funding of safe neighborhood districts; revising provisions authorizing a local governing body to create a local government neighborhood improvement district; specifying that the ordinance may authorize the improvement district to borrow money, issue bonds, and collect special assessments; authorizing the governing body of the improvement district to levy ad valorem taxes upon real and tangible personal property within the district which the governing body deems necessary for payment on the general obligation bonds; authorizing the district to make and collect special assessments, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 10/18/2011 | SENATE Filed |
| 11/2/2011 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Budget |
| 11/22/2011 | SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 12/05/11, 12:30 pm, 301 S |
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| Growth Management: Prohibits local government from applying transportation or school concurrency or requiring proportionate-share contribution or construction for new developments for specified period; provides exception; provides for extension of prohibition under certain conditions; provides application; provides for future expiration; prohibits certain counties, municipalities, & special districts from imposing certain new or existing impact fees for specified period; provides for extension of prohibition under certain conditions; provides application; provides for future expiration. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/8/2011 | HOUSE Filed |
| 11/21/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee; Finance & Tax Committee; Economic Affairs Committee |
| 11/21/2011 | HOUSE Now in Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee |
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| Reclaimed Water: Provides legislative findings relating to use of reclaimed water; provides that reclaimed water is an alternative water supply & eligible for such funding; specifies contract provisions; provides for determination of uncommitted reclaimed water capacity by certain utilities; prohibits water management districts from requiring permits for use of reclaimed water; authorizes permit conditions for certain surface water & groundwater sources; authorizes water management districts to require use of reclaimed water under certain conditions; prohibits water management districts from requiring or restricting services provided by reuse utilities; clarifies which permit applicants are required to submit certain information; requires DEP & water management districts to initiate rulemaking to adopt specified revisions to water resource implementation rule. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/21/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Select Committee on Water Policy, Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee, Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee |
| 11/21/2011 | HOUSE Now in Select Committee on Water Policy |
| 11/30/2011 | HOUSE On Committee agenda - Select Committee on Water Policy, 12/07/11, 4:00 pm, 404 H |
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| Florida Climate Protection Act; Repealing provisions relating to a cap-and-trade regulatory program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electric utilities, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 10/24/2011 | SENATE Filed |
| 11/16/2011 | SENATE Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Budget |
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| Economic Development; Requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to designate a director of manufacturing; amending provisions relating to a tax credit program for capital investment by certain qualifying businesses; requiring a capital investment of at least $10 million as a criteria for a qualified project; providing tax credits for qualifying businesses that are located out of state; providing that a capital investment of a specified amount qualifies a target industry business for the tax refund; creating the Manufacturing Capital Investment Tax Refund Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity; providing for amounts of capital investments for certain manufacturing businesses that are eligible for tax refunds; providing for the application and approval process for qualified projects; authorizing the Division of Strategic Business Development in the Department of Economic Opportunity to adopt rules, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 10/26/2011 | SENATE Filed |
| 11/16/2011 | SENATE Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Budget |
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| Development of Oil and Gas Resources: Authorizes land management agencies to enter into public-private partnership with business entity to develop oil & gas resources on onshore state lands under specified conditions; provides that financial, technical, & operational risk for exploration, development, & production of gas & oil resources is responsibility of private entity; provides for proposals & contracts; requires certain approval of contracts. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/16/2011 | HOUSE Filed |
| 11/29/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Energy & Utilities Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee |
| 11/29/2011 | HOUSE Now in Energy & Utilities Subcommittee |
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| Environmental Regulation; Prohibiting a county from requiring an applicant to obtain a permit or approval from any state or federal agency as a condition of processing a development permit under certain conditions; requiring that the Department of Environmental Protection review an application for certain permits under the Beach and Shore Preservation Act and request additional information within a specified time; requiring that certain counties or municipalities apply by a specified date to the department or water management district for authority to require certain permits; providing for issuance of general permits for the construction, alteration, and maintenance of certain surface water management systems without the action of the department or a water management district; revising the deadline for completion of the installation of fuel tank upgrades to secondary containment systems for specified properties, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 10/27/2011 | SENATE Filed |
| 11/16/2011 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Budget |
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| Energy Efficiency: Provides for portion of proceeds of local government infrastructure surtax to be used to provide loans, grants, & rebates to residential property owners who make energy efficiency improvements to their residential property, subject to referendum; defines term "energy efficiency improvement." Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/22/2011 | HOUSE Filed |
| 11/29/2011 | HOUSE Referred to Energy & Utilities Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee; Finance & Tax Committee; State Affairs Committee |
| 11/29/2011 | HOUSE Now in Energy & Utilities Subcommittee |
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| Enterprise Zones: Creates Florida Urban Investment Job Creation Authority; requires authority to conduct fiscal impact study of each enterprise program zone; creates zone development corporation for each enterprise program zone; provides for designation of enterprise program zones; authorizes authority to periodically amend boundary of enterprise program zone; requires authority to consider certain factors when designating or amending zone boundaries; specifies qualifications for businesses to receive state enterprise program zone incentives; establishes enterprise program zone assistance funds; authorizes certain state incentives for projects of qualified businesses; authorizes certain tax credits, exemptions from unemployment contributions, & other state incentives for qualified businesses; limits amount of available incentives in any fiscal year; provides for allocation of certain appropriations among zone development corporations; provides for expiration of Urban Job Creation Investment Act; abolishes designated enterprise program zones; authorizes certain tax credits against sales tax & corporate income tax for qualified businesses located in enterprise program zones; exempts wages paid by qualified businesses to certain employees from unemployment contributions; revises effective date of repeal of Florida Enterprise Zone Act. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/23/2011 | HOUSE Filed |
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| Electric Energy Production: Revises definition of term "public utility" to exclude certain renewable solar energy production facilities for purposes of specified provisions; revises definition of term "net metering" for purposes of provisions relating to renewable energy. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/28/2011 | HOUSE Filed |
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| Growth Enterprise Development; Requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to establish a One-Stop Permitting System in cooperation with certain participating agencies; authorizing local governments to establish growth enterprise development programs that provide for master development approval for the development or expansion of certain sites owned and operated by growth enterprises; providing for the development and distribution of literature explaining the One-Stop Permitting System and identifying local growth enterprise development programs; repealing provisions relating to the One-Stop Permitting System Grant Program and the Quick Permitting County Designation Program of the former State Technology Office, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/1/2011 | SENATE Filed |
| 11/16/2011 | SENATE Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Budget |
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| Community Redevelopment Agencies; Providing reporting requirements for certain community redevelopment agencies; providing for the termination of community redevelopment agencies by the board of county commissioners of certain counties; providing public hearing and notice and termination plan requirements; providing that consent from certain entities is not required for such termination; providing additional redevelopment plan requirements for certain counties; providing requirements for the expenditure of moneys from redevelopment trust funds in certain counties; exempting payment of debt service in such counties from certain approval; providing requirements for the appropriation of certain trust fund moneys in such counties; requiring a forensic audit of agencies in such counties at least every 5 years for certain purposes, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/4/2011 | SENATE Filed |
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| Growth Management; Repealing provisions relating to the powers and duties of the Secretary of Community Affairs and functions of the Department of Community Affairs with respect to federal grant-in-aid programs; replacing references to the Department of Community Affairs with state land planning agency; repealing provisions relating to the Urban Infill and Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program; deleting provisions relating to the Coastal Resources Interagency Management Committee; deleting provisions excluding a municipality that is not a signatory to a certain interlocal agreement from participating in a school concurrency system; replacing references to the Department of Community Affairs with the Department of Economic Opportunity; deleting requirements for interlocal agreements relating to public education facilities, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law |
| 11/4/2011 | SENATE Filed |
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| Growth Management; Prohibiting a local government from applying transportation or school concurrency or requiring proportionate-share contribution or construction for new development for a specified period; providing an exception; providing for an extension of the prohibition under certain conditions; providing application; providing for future expiration; prohibiting certain counties, municipalities, and special districts from imposing certain new or existing impact fees for a specified period; providing an exception; providing for an extension of the prohibition under certain conditions; providing application; providing for future expiration, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/14/2011 | SENATE Filed |
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| Economic Development; Authorizing Enterprise Florida, Inc., to establish a statewide golf trail; requiring Enterprise Florida, Inc., to cooperate with various entities; requiring Enterprise Florida, Inc., to designate a proprietary name for the statewide golf trail; authorizing Enterprise Florida, Inc., to license the name and receive compensation for such licensing; requiring Enterprise Florida, Inc., to maintain and protect the name, brand, proprietary marks, and intellectual property of the statewide golf trail in a specified manner; prohibiting Enterprise Florida, Inc., from accepting certain financial responsibility or liability for the statewide golf trail; directing various economic development and tourism promotion agencies to support the statewide golf trail, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/15/2011 | SENATE Filed |
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| Community Residential Homes; Amending provisions relating to site selection of community residential homes; revising the definition of the term "community residential home"; defining the term "sober house transitional living home"; requiring supervision of the residents of such a home; requiring that a sober house transitional living home comply with standards of occupancy set by the local government; providing restrictions on the provision of onsite substance abuse treatment services; limiting applicability, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/18/2011 | SENATE Filed |
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| Energy Conservation; Authorizing a municipality to collect special assessments to pay the additional costs to purchase renewable energy for the municipality; providing for a portion of the proceeds of the local government infrastructure surtax to be used for financial assistance to homeowners who make energy efficiency improvements or install renewable energy devices; defining the terms "renewable energy devices" and "energy efficiency improvement", etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/28/2011 | SENATE Filed |
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| Reclaimed Water; Revising the definition of the term “water” or “waters in the state” to exclude reclaimed water; providing that reclaimed water is an alternative water supply and eligible for such funding; authorizing specified contract provisions for the development of reclaimed water as an alternative water supply; prohibiting water management districts from requiring permits for the use of reclaimed water; authorizing permit conditions for certain surface water and groundwater sources; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection and each water management district to initiate rulemaking to adopt specified revisions to the water resource implementation rule, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/30/2011 | SENATE Filed |
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| Florida Climate Protection Act: Repeals provisions for cap & trade regulatory program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electric utilities. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/15/2011 | HOUSE Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee; 8 Yeas, 5 Nays |
| 11/15/2011 | HOUSE Now in State Affairs Committee |
| 12/1/2011 | HOUSE On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 12/08/11, 9:00 AM, 17 H |
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| Growth Policy: Terminates Urban Infill & Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/8/2011 | HOUSE On Committee agenda - Economic Affairs Committee, 11/15/11, 4:00 pm, 102 H |
| 11/15/2011 | HOUSE Favorable by Economic Affairs Committee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 11/15/2011 | HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading |
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| Transportation Corridors: Repeals provisions relating to statewide transportation corridors; removes definition of "statewide transportation corridors"; removes provisions that specify certain transportation facilities as statewide transportation corridors. Effective Date: July 1, 2012 |
| 11/29/2011 | HOUSE Filed |
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