CS/CS/SB 698 (2023) -  Local Tax Referenda Requirements

General Bill by Finance and Tax and Community Affairs and Ingoglia
Local Tax Referenda Requirements: Requiring that a referendum to reenact an expiring tourist development tax or tourist impact tax, respectively, be held at a general election; requiring that a referendum to approve a millage rate increase for a children’s services independent special district property tax be held at a general election; requiring that a referendum to reenact a local government discretionary sales surtax be held at a general election, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Last Event: 05/05/23 S Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157) on Friday, May 5, 2023 10:59 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/29/23 8:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 3
  • Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 04/18/23 8:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 3
  • Fiscal Policy

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 731 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: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 4/18/2023 10:59:06 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 4/17/2023 8:27:02 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/30/2023 11:17:30 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/27/2023 5:22:52 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157) Time: 05/05/2023 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 04/19/2023 - 7:01 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time Time: 04/18/2023 - 9:19 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/18/2023 - 12:02 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 Time: 04/18/2023 - 9:40 AM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 04/18/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 04/13/2023 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs read 1st time Time: 03/30/2023 - 9:15 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Finance and Tax Time: 03/30/2023 - 3:17 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/30/2023 - 11:36 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 Time: 03/29/2023 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/29/23, 8:30 am, 401 Senate Building Time: 03/24/2023 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Fiscal Policy Time: 02/23/2023 - 6:05 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/10/2023 - 1:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
125.0104 CS/CS/HB 5*, SB 32, HB 309, SB 640, CS/HB 731, HB 7011, HB 7053, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063
125.0108 CS/HB 731, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063
125.901 CS/HB 731, HB 987, SB 1360, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063
212.055 CS/CS/HB 235, SB 350, CS/HB 731, SB 882, HB 885, CS/CS/HB 1259, CS/CS/SB 1328, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063
336.021 CS/HB 731, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063
336.025 CS/HB 731, CS/SB 7062, HB 7063

(*) Not the latest version