CS/HB 731 (2023) -  Local Tax Referenda Requirements

General Bill by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee and Temple
Local Tax Referenda Requirements: Requires referendum to reenact expiring tourist development tax or tourist impact tax, respectively, to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; requires referendum to approve millage rate increase for children's services independent special district property tax to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; limits occurrence of referendum to approve county or municipal ad valorem tax millage increase, respectively; requires referendum to reenact local government discretionary sales surtax to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; requires referendum to adopt, amend, or reenact ninth-cent fuel tax or local option fuel taxes, respectively, to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; removes provisions that authorize school district millage elections to be held at any time & specify limit on such elections; limits occurrence of such referendum.
Effective Date: July 1, 2023
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157) on Friday, May 5, 2023 11:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 698 Subject: Local Tax Referenda Requirements Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 7063 Subject: Taxation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 7062 Subject: Taxation Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/11/2023 7:30:19 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/7/2023 3:41:46 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 3/30/2023 1:14:49 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 3/29/2023 11:29:11 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee 3/20/2023 6:15:25 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee 3/16/2023 4:28:52 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157) Time: 05/05/2023 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/11/2023 - 7:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/11/2023 - 7:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of State Affairs Committee Time: 04/11/2023 - 7:30 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by State Affairs Committee Time: 04/11/2023 - 6:57 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda Time: 04/07/2023 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in State Affairs Committee Time: 03/30/2023 - 1:14 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Ways & Means Committee Time: 03/30/2023 - 1:14 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Ways & Means Committee Time: 03/30/2023 - 1:08 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda Time: 03/28/2023 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Ways & Means Committee Time: 03/21/2023 - 5:17 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 03/21/2023 - 5:17 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Ways & Means Committee Time: 03/21/2023 - 5:17 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/20/2023 - 8:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/20/2023 - 6:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 03/20/2023 - 6:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 03/20/2023 - 6:16 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 03/20/2023 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/16/2023 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 02/21/2023 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 02/21/2023 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Ways & Means Committee Time: 02/21/2023 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 02/21/2023 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/10/2023 - 1:44 PM Member: Temple Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
125.0104 CS/CS/HB 5*, SB 32, HB 309, SB 640, CS/CS/SB 698, HB 7011, HB 7053, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063
125.0108 CS/CS/SB 698, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063
125.901 CS/CS/SB 698, HB 987, SB 1360, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063
200.091 CS/CS/SB 698*
200.101 CS/CS/SB 698*
212.055 CS/CS/HB 235, SB 350, CS/CS/SB 698, SB 882, HB 885, CS/CS/HB 1259, CS/CS/SB 1328, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063
336.021 CS/CS/SB 698, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063
336.025 CS/CS/SB 698, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063
1011.73 CS/CS/SB 698*

(*) Not the latest version