HB 1373 (2023) -  County Constitutional Officers

General Bill by Fernandez-Barquin (CO-SPONSORS) Basabe; Garcia; Roth
County Constitutional Officers: Prohibits county from creating office, special district, or governmental unit, or expanding powers or authority of such office, district, or unit, under certain conditions; provides county commissioner is guilty of misfeasance or malfeasance in office under certain conditions; authorizes state to withhold county funding under certain conditions; authorizes county constitutional officers & residents to bring action in circuit court.
Effective Date: July 1, 2023
Last Event: Chapter No. 2023-306 on Thursday, June 29, 2023 9:52 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1490 Subject: County Constitutional Officers Relationship: Identical
Bill #: CS/SB 1588 Subject: Law Enforcement Operations Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/29/2023 4:38:02 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/12/2023 3:53:15 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/19/2023 5:01:54 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/17/2023 4:31:50 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/11/2023 8:56:36 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/7/2023 3:37:22 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee 3/29/2023 9:03:43 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee 3/27/2023 5:18:48 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/26/2023 04:18 PM   Yeas: 113 Nays: 3 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 263] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 05/04/2023 02:21 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 44] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2023-306 Time: 06/29/2023 - 9:52 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/28/2023 - 4:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/14/2023 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 05/04/2023 - 2:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 05/04/2023 - 2:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 822 Time: 05/04/2023 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 822 Time: 05/04/2023 - 2:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 822 Time: 05/04/2023 - 2:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/04/23 Time: 05/02/2023 - 7:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 05/02/2023 - 7:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 718 Time: 05/02/2023 - 7:06 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Received Time: 04/26/2023 - 9:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Rules Time: 04/26/2023 - 6:31 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/26/2023 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/26/2023 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 3 Time: 04/26/2023 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/26/2023 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/25/2023 - 6:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/25/2023 - 5:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/25/2023 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023) Time: 04/20/2023 - 6:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/19/2023 - 5:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/19/2023 - 5:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of State Affairs Committee Time: 04/19/2023 - 5:02 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by State Affairs Committee Time: 04/19/2023 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda Time: 04/17/2023 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in State Affairs Committee Time: 04/11/2023 - 10:10 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 04/11/2023 - 10:10 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 04/11/2023 - 9:37 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 04/07/2023 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 03/29/2023 - 9:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 03/29/2023 - 9:04 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 03/29/2023 - 8:45 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/27/2023 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 03/09/2023 - 7:26 PM Member: Committee: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 03/09/2023 - 7:26 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/09/2023 - 7:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Time: 03/09/2023 - 7:26 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 Filed Time: 03/02/2023 - 3:26 PM Member: Fernandez-Barquin Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
125.691 SB 1490
129.01 SB 1490, CS/CS/CS/HB 1595*
129.021 SB 1490, CS/CS/CS/HB 1595*

(*) Not the latest version