SB 956 (2016) -  Special Districts

General Bill by Stargel
Special Districts: Revising legislative intent with respect to the Uniform Special District Accountability Act to include dependent special districts; specifying the period of time for which certain budget information must remain on the special district’s website; specifying the Legislature’s authority to create dependent special districts by special act; revising the criteria that must be documented before a special district may be declared inactive, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2016
Last Event: 02/18/16 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22) -SJ 418 on Thursday, February 18, 2016 11:16 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/19/16 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
    • On agenda for: 01/28/16 10:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 02/04/16 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 479 Subject: Special Districts Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 593 Subject: Government Accountability Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 745 Subject: Special Districts Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 7001 Subject: Special District Accountability Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 516 Subject: Special Districts Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 686 Subject: Government Accountability Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • A 866094 , Community Affairs, Brandes Date Filed: 01/19/16, Line#: 727 Senate(c): Withdrawn 01/19/2016 06:27 PM
    • A 232806 , Community Affairs, Brandes Date Filed: 01/19/16, Line#: 924 Senate(c): Withdrawn 01/19/2016 06:27 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/4/2016 3:35:38 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/3/2016 7:51:46 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 1/28/2016 12:02:11 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 1/27/2016 11:13:11 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/19/2016 6:07:42 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/15/2016 4:06:05 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2016-22) -SJ 418 Time: 02/18/2016 - 11:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 479 -SJ 418 Time: 02/18/2016 - 11:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 418 Time: 02/18/2016 - 11:14 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/18/16 Time: 02/11/2016 - 12:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 303 Time: 02/04/2016 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 303 Time: 02/04/2016 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/04/16, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/01/2016 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 275 Time: 01/28/2016 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 275 Time: 01/28/2016 - 11:03 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/28/16, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 01/25/2016 - 1:30 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development -SJ 221 Time: 01/20/2016 - 8:31 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 221 Time: 01/19/2016 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/19/16, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 01/14/2016 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 72 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy -SJ 72 Time: 12/11/2015 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/25/2015 - 12:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
11.40 CS/HB 479, CS/CS/HB 593, CS/CS/SB 686, CS/SB 1636*, CS/HB 4065*
165.0615 CS/HB 479
189.011 CS/HB 479
189.016 CS/HB 479, CS/SB 516, CS/CS/HB 593, CS/CS/SB 686, HB 745
189.02 CS/HB 479
189.022 CS/HB 479
189.031 CS/HB 479, CS/SB 1038, HB 7049
189.034 CS/HB 479
189.035 CS/HB 479
189.061 CS/HB 479, HB 7001
189.062 CS/HB 479, HB 7001
189.064 CS/HB 479
189.0651
189.0652
189.0653 CS/HB 479
189.067 CS/HB 479
189.068 CS/HB 479
189.069 CS/HB 479
189.071 CS/HB 479, HB 7001
189.072 CS/HB 479, HB 7001
189.074 CS/HB 479

(*) Not the latest version