HB 15 — Local Government Fiscal Transparency
Last action — Died in Community Affairs
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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 2019 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.
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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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 A bill to be entitled An act relating to local government fiscal transparency;
requiring such sites and the information on such sites to comply with certain federal laws;
requiring local governments to post certainPage property1 taxof information21 andCODING: history on their websites;
requiring Page 1 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 public notices for public hearings and meetings prior to certain increasesproperty of local government tax leviesinformation orand issuancehistory ofon newtheir tax-supportedwebsites; debt;
requiring public notices for public hearings and meetings before certain increases of local government tax levies or issuance of new tax-supported debt;
11.40 Legislative Auditing Committee.— (2) Following notification by the Auditor General, the Department of Financial Services, or the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration of the failure of a Page 2 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 Finance of the State Board of Administration of the failure of a local governmental entity, district school board, charter school, or charter technical career center to comply with the applicable provisions within s.
A special act, notify the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the standing committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives charged with special district oversight as determined by the presiding officers of each respective chamber, the legislators who Page 3 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 officers of each respective chamber, the legislators who represent a portion of the geographical jurisdiction of the special district, and the Department of Economic Opportunity that the special district has failed to comply with the law.
(c) In the case of a charter school or charter technical career center, notify the appropriate sponsoring entity, which Page 4 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 career center, notify the appropriate sponsoring entity, which may terminate the charter pursuant to ss.
125.045 County economic development powers.— (5)(a) By January 15 of each year By January 15, 2011, and annually thereafter, each county shall report to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research the economic development Page 5 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 Economic and Demographic Research the economic development incentives in excess of $25,000 given to businesses any business during the county's previous fiscal year.
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Subsidized or discounted government services.
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Subsidized or discounted government services.
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(b) A county shall report its economic development incentives in the format specified by the Office of Economic and Page 7 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 incentives in the format specified by the Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Each municipality must identify whether the economic development incentives are provided directly by the municipality or by Page 8 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 incentives are provided directly by the municipality or by another entity on behalf of the municipality, as well as the source of local dollars, and any state or federal dollars obligated for the incentive.
(III) Infrastructure improvements Indirect incentives in the form of grants and loans provided to businesses and Page 9 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 the form of grants and loans provided to businesses and community organizations that provide support to businesses or promote business investment or development.
To the extent possible, the office shall compare the results of the economic development incentives provided by all municipalities to the results of state Page 10 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 provided by all municipalities to the results of state incentives provided in similar classes.
(2) "Local government" means any county, municipality, Page 11 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 (2) "Local government" means any county, municipality, school district, special district dependent to a county or municipality, municipal service taxing unit, or independent special district, but does not include, special dependent or independent districts established to provide hospital services, provided such special districts do not levy, assess, and collect ad valorem taxes.
218.81 Voting Record Access.— (1) Each local government shall post on its website, in a manner that is easily accessible to the public, a history of the voting record of each action taken by the local governing board Page 12 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 voting record of each action taken by the local governing board that addressed a tax increase or new tax-supported debt issuance, except debt that was refinanced or refunded and that did not extend the term or increase the outstanding principal amount of the original debt, as follows:
(2) The website must provide links to allow users to navigate to related sites if supporting details or documentation are available.available, and the sites and the information on those sites are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
192.001, shall maintain a website that includes, in a manner easilyPage accessible13 toof the21 public,CODING: links that provide access to:
(a) The notice of proposed property taxes and non-ad Page 13 of 21 CODING:
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(a) The notice of proposed property taxes and non-ad valorem assessments required under s.
and (c) By October 1, 2021, and thereafter, the history from thePage 414 precedingof years.21 CODING:
218.83 Expanded public noticing of tax increases and new Page 14 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 tax-supported debt issuance.— (1) For the purpose4 ofpreceding thisyears. section, the term "tax increase" does not include an ad valorem tax increase.
218.83 Expanded public noticing of tax increases and new tax-supported debt issuance.— (1) For the purpose of this section, the term "tax increase" does not include an ad valorem tax increase, and the term "tax-supported debt" does not include debt approved by referendum and secured by ad valorem taxes.
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(3)(a) If, following the public hearing, the local government intends to proceed with a vote to approve a tax increase or the new issuance of tax-supported debt, the local government shall provide public notice in the manner set forth inPage subsection15 (4)of at21 leastCODING: 10 days before the scheduled public meeting date.
(b) For a tax increase, the notice shall also include, at a minimum:
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(b) For a tax increase, the notice shall also include, at a minimum:
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hb0015-01-c1 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/HB 15 2019 rate of interest)..., total interest paid over the life of the debt or obligation will be $...(insert sum of interest payments)....
The ratios show debt service as a percentage of the revenues available to support that debt, including the new debt being proposed ...(insert 5 year history and 2 year projection of debt affordability ratio)." (4) The notice provided by a local government announcing a publicPage hearing17 toof take21 publicCODING: input as set forth in subsection (2) or the public meeting to take a final vote as set forth in subsection (3) must meet the following requirements:
(a) The local government must advertise notice in a Page 17 of 21 CODING:
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(a) The local government must advertise notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties where the local government exists.
InPage lieu18 of publishing21 theCODING: notice set out in this paragraph, the local government may mail a copy of the notice to each elector residing within the jurisdiction of the local government;
and (b) The local government must post on its website in a Page 18 of 21 CODING:
hb0015-01-c1hb0015-02-c2 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/HBCS/CS/HB 15 2019 mannerIn thatlieu isof easilypublishing accessiblethe tonotice set out in this paragraph, the publiclocal government may mail a copy of the informationnotice requiredto undereach subsectionselector (2)residing andwithin (3),the asjurisdiction applicable.of the local government;
and (b) The local government must post on its website in a manner that is easily accessible to the public the information required under subsections (2) and (3), as applicable.
(2) The debt affordability analysis shall, at a minimum, consist of the calculation of the local government's actual debt affordability ratio for the 5 fiscal years priorbefore to the year the debt is expected to be issued and a projection of the ratio for at least the first 2 fiscal years in which the new debt is expected to be issued.
The analysis shall include a comparison ofPage the19 debtof affordability21 ratioCODING: with and without the new debt issuance.
(3) The debt affordability ratio for a given fiscal year shall be a ratio:
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(3) The debt affordability ratio for a given fiscal year shall be a ratio:
(a) The denominator of which is the total annual revenues available to pay debt service on outstanding tax-supported debt of the local government;
218.89 Local government websites.—If a local government is required under this part to post information on its website, but does not operate an official website, the local government must provide the county or counties within which the local government isPage located20 theof information21 requiredCODING: to be posted, and each such county shall post the required information on its website.
Section 7.
Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 218.32, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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Section 7.
Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 218.32, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
218.32 Annual financial reports;
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Action History
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Died in Community Affairs
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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Received
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Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations
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In Messages
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CS passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 3
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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, 04/10/19
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Placed on Calendar
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Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 03/28/19, 10:30 am, Morris Hall
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Now in State Affairs Committee
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CS/CS by Ways and Means Committee read 1st time
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Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
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CS/CS by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 2
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On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 03/18/19, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
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CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time
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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 Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1
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On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/12/19, 8:30 am, 12 HOB
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Introduced
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Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; State Affairs Committee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Burton · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Burton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 77 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 111 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Cummings | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Not Voting |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Good | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Aloupis | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Grieco | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues, R. | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Sabatini | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Casello | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Cortes | — | Nay |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Valdes | — | Yea |
| Omphroy | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Webb | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Polo | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Not Voting |
| Fernandez | — | Not Voting |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Nay |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Nay |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Chad | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Drake | — | Not Voting |
| DuBose | — | Not Voting |
| Good | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Not Voting |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Not Voting |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Not Voting |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 11% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Donalds | — | Not Voting |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Not Voting |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Cortes, J. | — | Nay |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Not Voting |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Nay |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 7% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Not Voting |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Not Voting |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Nay |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
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- HB 15 is sponsored by Burton.
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- This bill died with 2019 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.
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