HB 1795 CS (2004) -  Affordable Housing

General Bill by Finance & Tax (CO-SPONSORS) Johnson; Ambler; Gottlieb; Jennings; Littlefield
Affordable Housing: Creates the Florida Homeownership Act of 2004; provides for a low-income housing tax credit for property used for affordable housing; requires the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to reserve portions of annual tax credits for eligible sponsors of low-income housing projects; increases the amount of available annual community contribution tax credits; includes affordable housing under provisions governing permittable uses of certain surplus state-owned lands; provides additional criteria for the affordable housing delivery system under the state housing strategy; revises powers of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation; provides additional powers to promote single family homeownership, implement a program to provide financial assistance toward purchasing a home, establish a program of incentives to defer, reduce, or waive impact fees, and establish requirements for reporting information relating to programs of the corporation; provides the corporation with special powers to provide for master lease agreements for farmworker housing developments; increases a cap for loans per housing community for the elderly; revises a criterion for state apartment incentive loans; requires the corporation to provide an annual assessment report of the Florida Affordable Housing Guarantee Program; requires the corporation to coordinate the provision of affordable housing and support services for low-income residents; provides for state and regional partnerships for such purposes; prohibits local governments from setting maximum sales prices below certain amounts; requires counties and municipalities participating in the State Housing Initiative Partnership Program to maintain operational advisory committees; authorizes housing authorities to create business entities for certain purposes; authorizes such authorities to provide for per diem, travel, and other expenses; revises a limitation on financial liabilities of such authorities; repeals a provisions relating to housing authorities in Orange County and Seminole County; provides appropriations.
Effective Date: July 1, 2004
Last Event: Died in Committee on Appropriations on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:40 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB FT 04-02 recommended by:
    Finance & Tax
    • On agenda for: 03/11/04   8:30 AM View Notice
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 109 Subject: Community Contribution Tax Credit Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/SB 3002 Subject: Florida Homeownership Act of 2004 Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 767 Subject: Community Contribution Tax Credit Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1993 Subject: Property Tax Administration Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 330 Subject: Community Contribution Tax Credit Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 648 Subject: Community Contribution Tax Credit Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1210 Subject: Community Contribution Tax Credits Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1370 Subject: Community Contribution Tax Credits Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 2444 Subject: Property Tax Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs 4/6/2004 10:47:15 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs 3/31/2004 3:19:39 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs 3/30/2004 3:49:21 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Finance & Tax 3/22/2004 12:18:07 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Committee on Appropriations Time: 04/30/2004 - 11:40 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Now in Appropriations Time: 04/12/2004 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: Appropriations Time: 04/12/2004 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Local Government & Veterans' Affairs ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/06/2004 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee Time: 04/06/2004 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/06/2004 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H Bill added to Local Government & Veterans' Affairs agenda Time: 03/30/2004 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H Now in Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Time: 03/23/2004 - 7:04 PM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/23/2004 - 7:04 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/23/2004 - 7:04 PM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/18/2004 - 7:42 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 03/18/2004 - 1:50 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
193.017 HB 1993
212.08 HB 109, HB 375, HB 617 CS, HB 821, HB 873 CS, HB 1105, HB 1157, HB 1355, HB 1829
220.03 HB 109, HB 1553, HB 1791
220.183 HB 109, HB 375, HB 767
253.034 HB 213, HB 1425 CS
420.0003
420.507 HB 1307, HB 1857, HB 1905
420.508
420.5087
420.5092
420.511
420.517
420.9072
420.9075 HB 1857
420.9076
421.02
421.08
421.09
421.23
421.54
624.5105 HB 109, HB 375