HB 1077 — Funding for Body Cameras

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 HBCS/HB 1077 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to funding for body cameras;

providing applicability;

78 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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(2) LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX.— (d) The proceeds of the surtax authorized by this Page 1 of 7 CODING:

hb1077-00hb1077-01-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 HBCS/HB 1077 2026 (d) The proceeds of the surtax authorized by this subsection and any accrued interest shall be expended by the school district, within the county and municipalities within the county, or, in the case of a negotiated joint county agreement, within another county, to finance, plan, and construct infrastructure;

125.011, and charter counties may, in addition, use the proceeds or interest to retire or service indebtedness incurred for bonds issued before July 1, 1987, for Page 2 of 7 CODING:

hb1077-00hb1077-01-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 HBCS/HB 1077 2026 indebtedness incurred for bonds issued before July 1, 1987, for infrastructure purposes, and for bonds subsequently issued to refund such bonds.

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Any expenditure for the construction, lease, or Page 3 of 7 CODING:

hb1077-00hb1077-01-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 HBCS/HB 1077 2026 maintenancec. of, or provision of utilities or security for, facilities, as defined in s.

Any expenditure for the construction, lease, or maintenance of, or provision of utilities or security for, facilities, as defined in s.

Any land acquisition expenditure for a residential housing project in which at least 30 percent of the units are affordable to individuals or families whose total annual household income does not exceed 120 percent of the area median income adjusted for household size, if the land is owned by a local government or by a special district that enters into a written agreement with the local government to provide such Page 4 of 7 CODING:

hb1077-00hb1077-01-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 HBCS/HB 1077 2026 written agreement with the local government to provide such housing.

building modificationsPage to5 increase the use of daylight7 orCODING: shade;

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hb1077-00hb1077-01-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 HBCS/HB 1077 2026 replacementmodifications to increase the use of windows;daylight or shade;

replacement of windows;

All revenues and expenditures shall be accounted for in a charter school's monthly or quarterly financialPage statement6 pursuantof to7 s.CODING:

1002.33(9).

If a school's Page 6 of 7 CODING:

hb1077-00hb1077-01-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 HBCS/HB 1077 2026 charterfinancial isstatement notpursuant renewed or is terminated and the school is dissolved under the provisions of law under which the school was organized, any unencumbered funds received under this paragraph shall revert to thes. sponsor.

1002.33(9).

If a school's charter is not renewed or is terminated and the school is dissolved under the provisions of law under which the school was organized, any unencumbered funds received under this paragraph shall revert to the sponsor.

The additional uses of surtax proceeds authorized by the amendments made by this act to s.

212.055(2)(d), Florida Statutes, may apply to a surtax in effect on July 1, 2026, only to the extent such use was authorized in the original referendum adopting the surtax or is authorized pursuant to a subsequent resolution conditioned to take effect only upon approval of a majority vote of the electors of the county voting in a referendum.

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