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Workshop - Jan 31 2022
Jeremy Allen, Village Manager
Discuss 2021-2022 Legislative Session
Department: Manager
The list of bills below are the Florida League of Cities bills summary. With Council direction/consensus
staff can track or take a stance on additional bills.
Amber Hughes Update:
• HB 777(Robinson) Local Tax Referenda Requirements — Oppose — HB 777 will be heard
today, January 24, at 1:00 p.m. in the House Ways & Means Committee. This is the second of
three committee stops in the House.
• HJR 923(Fischer) Ad Valorem Tax Exemption and HB 1503(Fischer) Implementing Bill —
Oppose — Both bills will be heard on Tuesday, January 25 at 9:00 a.m. in the House Local
Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee. This is the first of three committee stops in the
House.
• SJR 1746 (Brodeur) Homestead Property Tax Exemption and SB 1748(Brodeur)
Implementing Bill — — Both bills will be heard on Tuesday, January 25 at 3:30 p.m. in
the Senate Community Affairs Committee. This is the first of three committee stops for both bills.
David Cruz Update:
• Update:HB 985(Beltran) Sovereign Immunity —Oppose— HB 985 passed out of the House Civil
Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee (16-1) on January 19. The next committee stop is the
House Appropriations Committee. The Appropriations Committee is not scheduled to meet this
week.
• HB 1411 (Avila) Floating Solar Facilities — Oppose — HB 1411 will be heard on Tuesday,
January 25 at 1:00 p.m. in the House Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee. This is
the first of there committee stops in the House.
• SB 1808(Bean) Immigration Enforcement — — SB 1808 will be heard today, January
24, at 3:00 p.m. in the Senate Judiciary Committee. This is the first of three committee stops in
the Senate.
Jeff Branch Update:
• SB 1702(Bradley) Mandatory Building Inspections — — SB 1702 will be heard on
Tuesday, January 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the Senate Community Affairs Committee. This is the first
of three committee stops in the Senate.
Rebecca O'Hara Update:
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Agenda Item #4.
SB 1418(Albritton) PFAS/Soil and Groundwater Contamination — Support — SB 1418 will be
heard today, January 24, at 3:00 p.m. in the Senate Environment and Natural Resources
Committee. This is the first of three committee stops in the Senate.
Update:SB 280(Hutson) Local Ordinances —Support— SB 280 passed out of the Senate Rules
Committee (14-2) on January 20. The bill was significantly amended and is now supported by
FLC. The next stop for SB 280 is the Senate Floor. The House companion bill, HB 403
(Giallombardo), has two more committee stops. The League expects the House bill to be
amended to line up with the Senate bill. Attached to this email is a copy of the SB 280 as
amended. Click HERE to view FLC comments on the amendment to SB 280.
Update:SB 620(Hutson) Local Government/Business Damages —Oppose—SB 620 passed
out of the Senate Appropriations Committee (11-7) on January 20. The next stop for SB 620 is
the Senate Floor. The House companion bill, HB 569 (McClure), has two more committee stops.
Watch for a FLC Update email and FLC Legislative Alert email on SB 620.
Tara Taggart Update:
• HB 105(Fine) Regulation of Smoking by Counties and Municipalities — Support —HB 105
will be heard on Tuesday, January 25 at 9:00 a.m. in the House Professions & Public Health
Subcommittee. This is the first of three committee stops in the House. FLC sent out a
Legislative Alert TODAY asking you to contact legislators on the House Profession & Public
Health Subcommittee to vote in support of HB 105. Click HERE to view the Legislative Alert.
• HB 1435(Leek) Code and Traffic Enforcement — Suppon — HB 1435 will be heard on Tuesday,
January 25 at 1:00 p.m. in the House Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee. This is the
first of three committee stops in the House.
• HB 9241(Giallombardo) Cyber Florida Local Government Infrastructure and Technical
Assistance — Support — HB 9241 will be heard on Tuesday, January 25 at 1:00 p.m. in the
House State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee. This is the first of two
committee stops in the House.
Additionally staff recently asked to begin tracking House Bill 349, SB 198.
• SB 198 as of 1/20/22 is in the Community Affairs committee after passing Environment and
Natural Resources 3-2
• HB 349 in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee.
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