CS/HB 971 (2016) -  Community Development Districts

General Bill by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee and Sullivan
Community Development Districts: Amends acreage threshold for establishment of community development district; authorizes district to contract with towing operator to remove vehicles or vessels from specified properties; authorizes up to certain number of districts to merge; provides for membership of surviving merged district; provides requirements of merger agreement; provides for public hearings; prohibits petition to merge from being filed within specified timeframe.
Effective Date: July 1, 2016
Last Event: Chapter No. 2016-94 on Thursday, March 24, 2016 5:13 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1156 Subject: Community Development Districts Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/25/2016 2:36:24 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local & Federal Affairs Committee 2/4/2016 4:21:40 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local & Federal Affairs Committee 2/2/2016 4:40:13 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee 1/25/2016 3:39:31 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee 1/21/2016 3:32:13 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Government Affairs Subcommittee 1/19/2016 6:15:48 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Government Affairs Subcommittee 1/15/2016 2:06:59 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 02/24/2016 03:28 PM   Yeas: 112 Nays: 3 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 631] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/07/2016 10:48 AM   Yeas: 37 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 20] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2016-94 Time: 03/24/2016 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 03/24/2016 - 1:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 03/09/2016 - 9:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 03/07/2016 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/07/2016 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 740 Time: 03/07/2016 - 10:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 740 Time: 03/07/2016 - 10:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/04/2016 - 12:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 661 Time: 03/04/2016 - 12:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted for CS/SB 1156 -SJ 661 Time: 03/04/2016 - 12:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 661 Time: 03/04/2016 - 12:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 661 Time: 03/04/2016 - 12:28 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Received -SJ 517 Time: 03/01/2016 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 517 Time: 03/01/2016 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 03/01/2016 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/01/2016 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 3 Time: 02/24/2016 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 02/24/2016 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 02/23/2016 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/23/2016 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/23/2016 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/23/2016) Time: 02/19/2016 - 10:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/04/2016 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 02/04/2016 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Local & Federal Affairs Committee Time: 02/04/2016 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Local & Federal Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Local & Federal Affairs Committee Time: 02/04/2016 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Local & Federal Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Local & Federal Affairs Committee agenda Time: 02/02/2016 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Local & Federal Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Local & Federal Affairs Committee Time: 01/25/2016 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Local & Federal Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2016 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2016 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/21/2016 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee Time: 01/21/2016 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Local & Federal Affairs Committee Time: 01/21/2016 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Local & Federal Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee Time: 01/21/2016 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/20/2016 - 6:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/20/2016 - 8:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 01/20/2016 - 8:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Local Government Affairs Subcommittee Time: 01/19/2016 - 6:16 PM Member: Committee: Local Government Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee Time: 01/19/2016 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Local Government Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/14/2016 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Local Government Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Local Government Affairs Subcommittee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Local Government Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local & Federal Affairs Committee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Local & Federal Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee Time: 01/08/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Local Government Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 12/15/2015 - 1:00 PM Member: Sullivan Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
190.005 CS/SB 1156
190.012 CS/SB 1156
190.046 CS/SB 1156