HB 7 (2018) -  Local Government Fiscal Transparency

General Bill by Burton (CO-SPONSORS) Ahern; Ingoglia
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, 2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Community Affairs on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
  • Appropriations
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1426 Subject: Local Government Fiscal Affairs Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 10/10/2017 5:05:54 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 10/3/2017 2:50:27 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 01/12/2018 02:11 PM   Yeas: 91 Nays: 12 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 510] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Community Affairs Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 248 Time: 01/31/2018 - 6:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 248 Time: 01/30/2018 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 01/24/2018 - 5:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 01/24/2018 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 91, NAYS 12 Time: 01/12/2018 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 01/12/2018 - 2:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 01/11/2018 - 6:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 01/11/2018 - 5:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 01/11/2018 - 5:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/11/2018) Time: 01/08/2018 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 10/10/2017 - 5:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Ways & Means Committee Time: 10/10/2017 - 5:06 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Ways & Means Committee Time: 10/10/2017 - 4:55 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda Time: 10/03/2017 - 2:43 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Ways & Means Committee Time: 08/30/2017 - 11:30 AM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Ways & Means Committee Time: 08/30/2017 - 11:30 AM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 08/23/2017 - 4:31 PM Member: Burton Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
11.40 CS/HB 11, CS/CS/SB 354, CS/CS/HB 1019, CS/SB 1426
11.45 CS/CS/HB 3, CS/HB 11, CS/CS/HB 323, CS/CS/SB 354, CS/CS/CS/HB 1041, CS/CS/CS/HB 1279, CS/SB 1426, CS/SB 1714, CS/CS/SB 1804, SB 1820, SB 1848, HB 6051, CS/HB 7055*
125.045 CS/SB 1426
166.021 CS/CS/CS/HB 815, CS/SB 1426
218.32 CS/HB 11, CS/HB 17, CS/CS/SB 354, SB 432, CS/CS/HB 883, CS/CS/HB 1019, CS/CS/CS/HB 1073, CS/CS/CS/SB 1292, CS/SB 1426, SB 1534, HB 7003
218.795 CS/SB 1426
218.80 CS/SB 1426
218.801 CS/SB 1426
218.803 CS/SB 1426
218.805 CS/SB 1426
218.81 CS/SB 1426
218.82 CS/SB 1426
218.83 CS/SB 1426
218.84 CS/SB 1426
218.88 CS/SB 1426
218.89 CS/SB 1426

(*) Not the latest version