Florida 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 437 — Community Development Districts

Last action — Chapter No. 2019-164

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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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 437 2019 A bill to be entitled An act relating to community development districts;
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 ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 437 2019 Legislature 2 An act relating to community development districts;
hb0437-02-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/CS/HB 437 2019 such petitions even if the addition exceeds specified acreage;
hb0437-03-er 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 ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 437 2019 Legislature such petitions even if the addition exceeds specified acreage;
hb0437-02-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/CS/HB 437 2019 (1) A landowner or the board may petition to contract or expand the boundaries of a community development district in the following manner:
hb0437-03-er 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 ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 437 2019 Legislature (1) A landowner or the board may petition to contract or expand the boundaries of a community development district in the following manner:
hb0437-02-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/CS/HB 437 2019 filing fee may not be charged for this petition.
hb0437-03-er 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 ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 437 2019 Legislature filing fee may not be charged for this petition.
hb0437-02-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/CS/HB 437 2019 newspaper of general circulation in the proposed district a notice of the intent to amend the ordinance that establishes the district.
hb0437-03-er 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 ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 437 2019 Legislature newspaper of general circulation in the proposed district a notice of the intent to amend the ordinance that establishes the district.
hb0437-02-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/CS/HB 437 2019 (3) The district may merge with other community development districts upon filing a petition for merger, which petition shall include the elements set forth in s.
hb0437-03-er 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 ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 437 2019 Legislature (3) The district may merge with other community development districts upon filing a petition for merger, which petition shall include the elements set forth in s.
hb0437-02-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/CS/HB 437 2019 so assumed and the manner in which such debt shall be retired.
hb0437-03-er 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 ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 437 2019 Legislature so assumed and the manner in which such debt shall be retired.
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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2019-164

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. Placed on 3rd reading

  8. Read 2nd time

  9. Substituted for CS/SB 728

  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  11. Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Infrastructure and Security; Rules

  12. Received

  13. Referred to Community Affairs; Infrastructure and Security; Rules

  14. In Messages

  15. CS passed; YEAS 106 NAYS 9

  16. Read 3rd time

  17. Read 2nd time

  18. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19

  19. Placed on Calendar

  20. CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time

  21. Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)

  22. CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 1

  23. On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 03/28/19, 10:30 am, Morris Hall

  24. Now in State Affairs Committee

  25. Favorable by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0

  26. On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 03/25/19, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall

  27. CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time

  28. Now in Ways and Means Committee

  29. Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)

  30. CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1

  31. Introduced

  32. On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/05/19, 1:00 pm, 12 HOB

  33. Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; State Affairs Committee

  34. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9000
Unaffiliated 28000
Democrat 2000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Book — Yea
Bracy — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Farmer — Yea
Gainer — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Powell — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Taddeo — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Torres — Yea
Flores — Yea
Rader — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Bean — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Lee — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Montford — Yea
Perry — Yea
Galvano — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 106 Yea · 9 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 11000
Unaffiliated 71802
Republican 24100
Total 106902
% of votes cast 91%8%0%2%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Ausley — Yea
Brown — Nay
Byrd — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Duran — Nay
Eagle — Yea
Fine — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Geller — Nay
Good — Yea
Hill — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Jacobs — Nay
Jacquet — Yea
Jenne — Nay
Killebrew — Yea
Magar — Yea
Mariano — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Newton — Yea
Oliva — Not Voting
Payne — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Pritchett — Nay
Renner — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Roth — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Stone — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Altman — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Roach — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hart — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Bush — Yea
Bell — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Nay
Slosberg — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Hage — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Cortes — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Valdes — Yea
Fernandez — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Watson, B. — Nay
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Webb — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Polo — Yea
Zika — Yea
Alexander — 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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Passed 19 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13102
Republican 5002
Democrat 1000
Total 19104
% of votes cast 79%4%0%17%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Good — Nay
Ingoglia — Not Voting
Newton — Yea
Payne — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Roth — Not Voting
Clemons — Yea
Hart — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Zika — Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Not Voting
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Not Voting

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Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0002
Unaffiliated 13002
Democrat 1000
Total 14004
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Donalds — Yea
Drake — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Jacquet — Not Voting
Mercado — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Stone — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Cortes, J. — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Hart — Yea
Sullivan — Not Voting
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Not Voting
Vacant Republican Not Voting

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Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 2100
Unaffiliated 7001
Republican 3001
Total 12102
% of votes cast 80%7%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Jenne — Not Voting
Killebrew — Yea
Payne — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Hage — Yea
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 Not Voting
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea

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HB 437 is sponsored by Buchanan, James (Republican).
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