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2023 513Senate:419House:DEADBILLSTOTAL 356BOTH;209Senate:274House:PASSEDBILLSTOTALFILEDBILLSTOTAL 1828BOTH:909Senate:919House:STATISTICS
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2023 Super Majorities 35 Democrats84 RepublicansHouse Breakdown: 12 Democrats28 RepublicansSenate Breakdown: MajoritiesRepublican Super Senate have Both House and 5
6 President Kathleen PassidomoSpeaker Paul Renner
President Trail Network by Senator BrodeurUse Nonmotorized -SB 106 Florida Shared Wildlife CorridorMartin SB 250 Natural Emergencies by Senator Hurricane ResilienceSB 102 Housing by
Senator CalatayudPrioritiesPassidomo’s
Speaker Paul Renner Representative RommelHB 3 Government and Corporate Activism by Governance Investing)ESG (Environmental, Social and -AntiTerm Infrastructure-LongHB 1 School Choice
by Representative Tuck School Choice Priorities
Other Priorities Death Penalty HB 555/ SB 450 Death Penalty•Tort Reform HB 837/ SB 236 Civil Remedies•Enterprise Florida HB 5/ SB 1664 Economic Programs•Abortion 6 Week Abortion) HB
07/ SB 300 Pregnancy and Parenting Support ( •9
HB 37 by Roach Became Law on 5/11/2023 10 Permits the Commission a narrow rulemaking exemption for the bills implementation. •qualifying officer in lieu of the full financial disclosure.Clarifies
that a candidate may submit a verification or receipt of a previous financial disclosure filing to the •March 31.beginsaftercomplete ethics training in the year they begin their term,
if the term Adds commissioners of a community redevelopment agency to the list of officers exempt from having to •Increases the maximum civil penalty for violations of the Code of Ethics
to $20,000 from $10,000.•Allows the Commission on Ethics to dismiss complaints or investigations for certain minor infractions.•Allowing filers to submit federal tax returns for purposes
of showing income.•2024.system beginning January 1, 2023, and requiring Form 1 filers to submit their disclosures electronically beginning January 1,ingMaintaining the requirement that
Form 6 filers submit their financial disclosures via the Commission on Ethics electronic fil•filing of financial disclosures as specified in the current year -Maintains and makes permanent
requirements for eForm 1 they are currently required to file.Requires specified local officers to file a Form 6 financial disclosure, beginning January 1, 2024, instead of the OfficialsEthics
Requirements for Public BroduerSB 774 by and OfficersFinancial Disclosures for Elected Local
SJR by Avila and HJR by Borrero Died in Committee 11 the general electionNeeds to pass both Chambers and then get 60% of the vote during •eligible for the homestead tax exemption from
$250,000 to $300,000.The legislation would simply increase the just value limit of real estate •least 25 years, and certain income limitations are met. home is $250,000 or less, has
been a permanent residence for at homestead exemption for seniors over the age of 65 if the value of the Under current law, a county or city may authorize an additional •$250,000 to
$300,000.exemption for homes owned by seniors 65 years or older from a home that may be eligible to receive an additional homestead mendment to the Florida Constitution to increase
the just value of An A•term Residents-income, Long-Certain Senior, LowConstitutional Amendment: Homestead Tax Exemption for
SJR 122 and SB 120 by Avila Died in Committee 12 approval of the Florida Legislature and the voters of Florida.year. SJR 122 is a constitutional amendment and would require the SB 120
would reduce the assessment limit to a maximum of 2% each •each year. homestead exempt property for tax purposes to a maximum of 3% The 3% SOH Cap limits any increase to the assessed
value of a •increases of homestead property tax assessments from 3% to 2%. This Constitutional Amendment would reduce the limitation on annual •Implementing Bill: Homestead Assessments&Increases
of Homestead Property Tax AssessmentsConstitutional Amendment: Revised Limitation on
HB 833 Vacation Rentals by Duggan Died in Messages 13 Provide health and safety information and information about applicable laws, ordinances, or regulations to guests;•Pay all recorded
municipal or county code liens; and•vacation rentals; lely on soComply with parking standards and solid waste handling and containment requirements so long as such standards are not
imposed•Update required information on a continuing basis to be current; •overnment; l gObtain all required tax registrations, receipts, or certificates issued by the Department of
Revenue, a county, or a municipa•Submit identifying information to the local government; •and Restaurants (division) to operate as a vacation rental; sion of Hotels iviSubmit a license
number with the local registration instead of requiring that the registrant obtain a license issued by the D•Removes from the bill the provisions requiring registrants, as a condition
for a local registration, to:•registration; Removes from the bill the authority for local governments to assess a fee for building and fire safety inspections after •individual registrations
to $200 for processing more than five but fewer than 26 individual registrations; Revises the local registration fees from $150 to $100 for an individual registration, and from $200
for up to a total of 25 •Removes from the bill the authority of local governments to impose a fine for failure to register a vacation rental; •local law in effect on June 1, 2011, to
pass a new, less restrictive ordinance; Revises the effect of the provision permitting a local government to adopt a new local law if it had a “grandfathered” •DiCeglieSB 714 Vacation
Rentals by
Continued… HB 833 Vacation Rentals by Duggan Died in Messages 14 Authorizes the division to waive a requirement for local registration if local registration was unreasonably withheld.•included
in advertisements; or failure to provide contact information for a responsible party; and practice of municipal or county code violations; the premises is not registered, if required;
the license number is not code enforcement board, special magistrate, or other authority that the vacation rental has established a pattern and or judgment directing the termination
of the premises’ use as a vacation rental; unsatisfied liens; a determination by a Authorizes the division to revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew, a vacation rental license
based on the final order •Requires the division to maintain information for the responsible party in a readily accessible electronic format; •Removes from the bill the requirement for
advertising platforms to verify licensure before publishing an advertisement; •to the division in advertisements on advertising platforms; Requires vacation rental owners or advertisers
to attest to the identifying information for the responsible party provided •the vacation rental has established a pattern and practice of municipal or county code violations; use of
a vacation rental, and of a determination by a code enforcement board, special magistrate or other authority that Requires local governments to provide proof to the division of unsatisfied
liens, final orders or judgments terminating the •more than 5 vacation rentals in the jurisdiction; Limits the requirement that the responsible party be available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, to registrants with •Expands the information for the responsible party to include address and email address; •Removes from the bill the grounds for termination or suspension
of a local registration by the local government; •DiCeglieSB 714 Vacation Rentals by
HB 945 Jupiter Inlet District, Palm Beach County by Snyder 15 25. Subject to the Governor’s veto powers, the effective date of this bill is upon becoming a law.-24 and 2024-Impact Statement,
the bill is not expected to have a fiscal impact in Fiscal Years 2023Clarifies the role of the District in permitting certain improvements. According to the Economic •Increase the monthly
compensation of the members of the District’s board from $200 to $500; and •Reduces the maximum millage rate that may be levied by the District from 3 mills to 1.5 mills; •Provides
for more defined powers for the District; •following revisions to the District’s charter:benefit of the public. The bill codifies the charter of the Jupiter Inlet District and makes
the for the purpose of deepening and maintaining the Loxahatchee River and Jupiter Inlet for the The charter of the District was most recently codified in 2000. The District is organized
and exists •in 1921. The Jupiter Inlet District (District) is an independent special district in Palm Beach County created •HB 945 passed the House on April 27, 2023, and subsequently
passed the Senate on May 4, 2023. •
HB 477 Term Limits for District School Board Members by Signed by the Governor 5/9/23 16 July 1, 2023.limits already imposed by county charter are not extended. The bill takes effect
beginning on or after November 8, 2022, except that more restrictive term commissioners. The revised and new term limits will apply to terms of office 8 years from 12 years, and creates
a term limit of 8 years for county CS/CS/SB 1110 reduces the length of term limits for school board members to SB 1110 Term Limits by IngogliaRizo
HB 1515 Local Ordinances by Brackett Passed Both Chambers 17 successfully challenges an ordinance as arbitrary or unreasonable.Provides that a court may award up to $50,000 in attorney
fees to a prevailing plaintiff who •possible. priority over other pending cases and render a preliminary or final decision as expeditiously as Requires the court to give those cases
in which enforcement of the ordinance is suspended •challenge, under certain circumstances. Requires the local government to suspend enforcement of an ordinance of such legal •or unreasonable.
In these cases, the bill: challenge the legal validity of local ordinances as preempted by state law, arbitrary, Additionally, the bill imposes certain conditions on lawsuits brought
by any party to •costs. ordinance’s purpose, estimated economic impact on businesses, and compliance local government’s website and include certain information, such as the proposed
to passing an ordinance, with exceptions. The estimate must be published on the The bill requires counties and cities to produce a “business impact estimate” prior •SB 170 Local Ordinances
by Trumbull
HB 1331 Municipal Utilities by Died in Committee 18 are no more that the rates, fees, and charges imposed on consumers inside its own municipal boundaries. treatment plant located within
the boundaries of that separate municipality, by requiring that such charges consumers within the boundaries of a separate municipality, using a water treatment plant or sewer The bill
limits the rates, fees, and charges that a municipal water or sewer utility that provides service to •set in a public hearing using the same methods as rates for other customers. sewer
utility charges customers within the municipal boundaries, provided rates for outside customers are outside of municipal boundaries to no more than 25 percent above the total amount
the municipal water or Furthermore, the bill changes the limit on the rates, fees, and charges such utility can impose on customers a surcharge of up to 25 percent of the rates, fees,
and charges imposed on consumers within its boundaries. The bill removes a provision allowing water or sewer utilities to add, for consumers outside of its boundaries, •the percentage
of such customers, then transfers of revenue are not subject to a reduced cap. representation of retail customers located outside the municipal boundaries approximately proportionate
to transfers. However, if a municipal utility is governed by a utility authority board that provides for proportion of customers outside of the city boundaries that a municipal utility
serves, the lower the cap is on for municipal electric, natural gas, and water or wastewater utilities. Under the bill, the greater the utility related general government functions.
In doing so, the bill limits the rate of transfer -municipality’s nonThe bill places limits on the portion of municipal utility revenues that may be used to fund or finance a •SB 1380
Municipal Utilities by MartinCabreraBusatta
HB 975 Solid Waste Management by Holcomb Died in Committee 19 Effective Date: July 1, 2023Authorizes municipalities & counties to impose certain franchise fees. •specified daterovides
requirements for contracts or franchises in place as of P•license, & nonexclusive franchise equivalent holdersequires municipalities & counties to apply certain fees to all permit,
R•meet certain requirementsobtain permits, licenses, or nonexclusive franchise equivalents that uthorizes municipalities & counties to require such private entities to A•management
services to certain properties restraining private entities from providing recycling or solid waste Prohibits municipalities & counties from prohibiting or unreasonably •SB 798 Solid
Waste Management by Ingoglia
HB 401 Sovereign Immunity by Beltran Died in Committee 20 period for a government entity to review and dispose of a claim. suit statutory time -Reduces from six months to three months
the general pre•the claim accrues. Increases the time limitation for filing a claim from three years to four years after •barred as of July 1, 2010. -any such claim which would have
been timethan 16 years old at the time of the incident. However, the bill does not resuscitate government entity for sexual battery actions involving a victim who was younger Eliminates
any statute of limitations for filing a claim against a state or local •without the need for a claim bill. Allows a subdivision of the state to settle a claim and pay the settled amount
•government entities to $2,500,000 per person and $5,000,000 per incident. Increases the sovereign immunity caps for damages against state and local •GrutersSB 604 Sovereign Immunity
by
Dover Ditch 21 Living Shore
Tequesta Regional Park Improvements 22 Budget Request-
Important Session Dates 8 March 2024 Regular Sessionlast day of -60th day 9 Jan. 2024 convenesRegular Session 15 Dec.-11 Week #7Interim Committee 7 Dec.-4 Week #6Interim Committee 17
Nov.-13 Week #5Interim Committee 9 Nov. -6 Week #4Interim Committee 20 Oct.-16 Week #3Interim Committee 13 Oct.-9 Week #2Interim Committee 22 Sept.-18 Week #1Interim Committee 23
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