Economic Development and Tourism Promotion Accountability
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HB 3 — Economic Development and Tourism Promotion Accountability
Last action — Died in Commerce and Tourism
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to economic development and tourism promotion accountability;
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 benefit only one business entity;
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 a tourist development tax to provide online access to certain information;
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 1.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 3.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 safety and other traditional functions of local government that benefit the public at large or otherwise provide an indirect or incidental benefit to the development of the local economy.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 (2) OPERATION.—An economic development agency must operate in accordance with the following:
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 (c) If a director, officer, or board member, or a relative of a director, officer, or board member, proposes to engage in an activity that is a conflict of interest as described in paragraph (b), the proposed activity must be listed on, and all contracts and transactional documents related to the proposed activity must be attached to, the meeting agenda for the consideration of the contract.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 enacted pursuant to s.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 (i) An economic development agency not otherwise subject to s.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 accept or receive food, beverages, lodging, entertainment, or gifts from persons, vendors, or other entities doing business with the economic development agency unless such food, beverage, lodging, entertainment, or gift is available to similarly situated members of the general public.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 the 14-day period, the economic development agency may not execute such proposed contract or any substantially similar contract without obtaining a majority vote of the governing body of the local governmental entity in favor of such contract.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 (d) The following information must be posted on the website of each economic development agency:
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 (6)(a)1.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 (5) PENALTIES.—It is unlawful for a person to knowingly and willfully make a materially false or misleading statement, provide false or misleading information, fail to report required information, or structure an organization or agreement to avoid the requirements of this section.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 economic development agency that fails to comply with this section.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 (2) OPERATION.—A tourism promotion agency must operate in accordance with the following:
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 (c) If a director, officer, or board member, or a relative of a director, officer, or board member, proposes to engage in an activity that is a conflict of interest as described in paragraph (b), the proposed activity must be listed on, and all contracts and transactional documents related to the proposed activity must be attached to, the meeting agenda for the consideration of the contract.
(f)(e) Board members shall serve without compensation but are entitled to receive reimbursement for per diem and travel Page 18 of 32 CODING:
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 expenses pursuant to s.
(g)(f) Officers, employees, or agents, including the president or chief executive officer, may not receive compensation from public funds for the performance of tourism promotion-related duties, responsibilities, or services in an amount that exceeds the annual compensation of the chief administrative or executive officer or employee of the local governmental entity on whose behalf such duties, responsibilities, or services are performed.
(h)(g) A tourism promotion agency must comply with the per diem and travel expense provisions of s.
(i)(h) Officers and employees are subject to.to s.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 tourism promotion agency to perform tourism promotion activities does not violate s.
(j)(i) A tourism promotion agency not otherwise subject to s.
(k)(j) Lodging expenses for an employee or board member may not exceed $150 per day, excluding taxes, unless the tourism promotion agency is participating in a negotiated group rate discount or the tourism promotion agency provides documentation of at least three comparable alternatives demonstrating that such lodging at the required rate is not available.
(l)(k) Tourism promotion agency funds may not be expended for food, beverages, lodging, entertainment, or gifts for employees or board members, unless authorized pursuant to s.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 receive food, beverages, lodging, entertainment, or gifts from persons, vendors, or other entities doing business with the tourism promotion agency unless such food, beverage, lodging, entertainment, or gift is available to similarly situated members of the general public.
(m)(l) A tourism promotion agency shall not expend public or private funds that directly benefit only one business entity.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 executed.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 d.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 confidential or exempt from s.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 funds were not expended as required by this section, he or she shall immediately notify the Department of Revenue, which may pursue recovery of the funds under the laws and rules governing the assessment of taxes.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 information, or structure an organization or agreement to avoid the requirements of this section.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 (4) ORDINANCE LEVY TAX;
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 under paragraph (b).
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 current term of any person who is a member of a council on October 1, 1996.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 in a program, cooperative advertisement, promotional opportunity, or other activity offered by or in conjunction with the corporation, shall annually, within 30 days after the end of its fiscal year, on July 1 report all public and private financial data to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and include such report on its website.
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 288.904 Funding for Enterprise Florida, Inc.;
hb0003-02-c2hb0003-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 3CS/CS/H, Engrossed 1 2018 the behalf of, or coordinated for the benefit of, Enterprise Florida, Inc., its board members, or its employees.
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Action History
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Died in Commerce and Tourism
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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Received
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Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules
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In Messages
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CS passed as amended; YEAS 87 NAYS 20
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Amendment(s) adopted (813833)
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/24/18
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CS/CS by Ways and Means Committee read 1st time
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Placed on Calendar
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Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
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CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time
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CS/CS by- Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 5
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Introduced
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On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 01/09/18, 4:30 pm, Morris Hall
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Now in Ways and Means Committee
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Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
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CS by Commerce Committee; YEAS 26 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 11/14/17, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
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Referred to Commerce Committee; Ways and Means Committee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Commerce Committee · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Commerce Committee
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 70 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 87 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 17% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abruzzo | — | Nay |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Nay |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Caldwell | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Cortes, B. | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Cortes, J. | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Diaz, M. | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Nay |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Moraitis | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Nay |
| Nunez | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Not Voting |
| Vacant- 114 Y Hardemon | — | Not Voting |
| Slosberg | — | Not Voting |
| Ahern | — | Yea |
| Asencio | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Nay |
| Beshears | — | Yea |
| Bileca | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Corcoran | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Cummings | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Nay |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Nay |
| Duran | — | Nay |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Edwards-Walpole | — | Yea |
| Fant | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Goodson | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Not Voting |
| Hardemon | — | Yea |
| Harrison | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Nay |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Ingram | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Nay |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Nay |
| Metz | — | Yea |
| Moskowitz | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Olszewski | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Porter | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Nay |
| Raburn | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues | — | Not Voting |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Russell | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Shaw | — | Nay |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Spano | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Stafford | — | Nay |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Not Voting |
| Trujillo | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Nay |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Nay |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Nay |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Miller, Monique | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Not Voting |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Nay |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vacant | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vacant | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vacant | Republican | Not Voting |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 24% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abruzzo | — | Nay |
| Caldwell | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Cortes, B. | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Nay |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Nay |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Nay |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Nay |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Miller, Monique | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues, R. | — | Not Voting |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Beshears | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| Edwards-Walpole | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Goodson | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Not Voting |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Moskowitz | — | Not Voting |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Shaw | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Miller, Monique | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Not Voting |
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