CS/HB 7065 (2017) -  Local Government Fiscal Transparency

General Bill by Government Accountability Committee and Ways & Means Committee and Burton (CO-SPONSORS) Metz
Local Government Fiscal Transparency: Revises Legislative Auditing Committee duties; specifies purpose of local government fiscal transparency requirements; requires local governments to post certain voting record information on websites; requires property appraisers & local governments to post certain property tax information & history on websites; requires public notices for public hearings & meetings prior to certain increases of local government tax levies; specifies noticing & advertising requirements; requires local governments to conduct debt affordability analyses under specified conditions; provides method for local governments that do not operate website to post certain required information.
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Ethics and Elections on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Thursday, April 27, 2017 2:36 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB WMC 17-01 recommended by:
    Ways & Means Committee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
  • Rules

Related Bills

(No Related Bills On Record)

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Government Accountability Committee 4/20/2017 3:28:26 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Accountability Committee 4/17/2017 5:12:07 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 3/9/2017 2:36:40 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 3/6/2017 4:36:02 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/26/2017 01:54 PM   Yeas: 98 Nays: 15 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 237] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Ethics and Elections Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: e1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Received -SJ 612 Time: 05/01/2017 - 6:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 612 Time: 04/30/2017 - 9:24 AM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/26/2017 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/26/2017 - 3:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 98, NAYS 15 Time: 04/26/2017 - 1:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/26/2017 - 1:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/25/2017 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/25/2017 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 115257 adopted Time: 04/25/2017 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/25/2017 - 2:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 115257 filed Time: 04/21/2017 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/20/2017 - 8:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2017) Time: 04/20/2017 - 7:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/20/2017 - 4:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/20/2017 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 04/20/2017 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Government Accountability Committee Time: 04/20/2017 - 3:26 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Government Accountability Committee Time: 04/19/2017 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: __
Event: H PCS added to Government Accountability Committee agenda Time: 04/17/2017 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Government Accountability Committee Time: 03/20/2017 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Accountability Committee Time: 03/20/2017 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/09/2017 - 9:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/09/2017 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
11.40 CS/CS/CS/HB 479, CS/CS/SB 880
11.45 HB 9, CS/CS/CS/HB 479, CS/CS/SB 880, CS/CS/SB 1468, SB 2516, HB 5501, CS/CS/HB 7005, CS/HB 7069
125.045
166.021
218.32 CS/CS/CS/HB 13, CS/CS/CS/HB 479, CS/CS/SB 880, CS/SB 1770, CS/HB 7021
218.80
218.801
218.803
218.805
218.81
218.82
218.83
218.84
218.88
218.89