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HB
Relating to Health Care Services Plakon
0001
Health Care Services: Proposes creation of s. 28, Art. I of State
Constitution to prohibit laws or rules from compelling any person,
employer, or health care provider to participate in any health care
system, permit person or employer to purchase lawful health care
services directly from health care provider, permit health care provider
to accept direct payment from person or employer for lawful health
care services, exempt persons, employers, & health care providers from
penalties & fines for paying or accepting direct payment for lawful
health care services, & permit purchase or sale of health insurance in
private health care systems; specifies what amendment does not affect
or prohibit. Effective Date: Not Specified
Current Committee of Reference: Health & Human Services Quality
Subcommittee
1/10/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
Identical
Relating to Health Care Services
SB 0002
(Haridopolos)

SB
Relating to Health Care Services Haridopolos
0002
Health Care Services; Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution
to prohibit laws or rules from compelling any person, employer, or
health care provider to participate in any health care system. Permits a
person or an employer to purchase lawful health care services directly
from a health care provider. Permits a health care provider to accept
direct payment from a person or an employer for lawful health care
services, etc.
Current Committee of Reference: Budget
1/12/2011 SENATE Now in Budget
Identical
HB 0001 Relating to Health Care Services (Plakon)

HB Relating to Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal

Coley
0013 Systems
Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems: Revises legislative
intent; eliminates provisions directing DOH to create & administer
statewide septic tank evaluation program; eliminates procedures &
criteria for evaluation program; terminates grant program for repair of
onsite sewage treatment disposal systems identified pursuant to
evaluation program, to conform; eliminates provisions authorizing
DOH to collect evaluation report fee & provisions relating to
 disposition of fee proceeds & revenue-neutral fee schedule. Effective
Date: upon becoming a law
Current Committee of Reference: Agriculture & Natural Resources
Appropriations Subcommittee
1/10/2011 HOUSE Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations
Subcommittee
Compare
Relating to Onsite Sewage Treatment and
HB 0167
Disposal Systems (Coley)
Similar
Relating to Onsite Sewage Treatment and
SB 0082
Disposal Systems (Lynn)
Relating to Onsite Sewage Treatment And
SB 0168
Disposal Systems (Evers)
Identical
Relating to Onsite Sewage Treatment and
SB 0130
Disposal Systems (Dean)

SB Relating to Environmental Surcharge On Bottled

Lynn
0078 Water
Environmental Surcharge On Bottled Water; Establishes a surcharge
on bottled water sold at retail in this state. Provides an exception.
Requires that moneys collected from the surcharge be deposited into
the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund. EFFECTIVE
DATE: October 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Environmental Preservation and
Conservation
11/29/2010SENATE Referred to Environmental Preservation and
Conservation; Commerce and Tourism; Budget
Identical
Relating to Environmental Surcharge on
HB 0453
Bottled Water (Rehwinkel Vasilinda)

SB
Relating to Group Insurance for Public Employees Gaetz (D)
0092
Group Insurance for Public Employees; Requires that school districts
procure certain types of insurance through interlocal agreements.
Requires that each school district in this state enter into a specified type
of interlocal agreement and establish the School District Insurance
Consortium. Requires the consortium to advertise for competitive bids
for health, accident, or hospitalization insurance, as well as certain
insurance plans, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Education Pre-K - 12
11/29/2010SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Governmental
Oversight and Accountability; Budget
HB
Relating to Local Government Accountability Smith (J)
0107
Local Government Accountability: Revises provisions relating to
procedures for declaring special districts inactive; specifies level of
detail required for local governmental entity's proposed budget; revises
provisions for local governmental entity's audit & annual financial
reports; requires local governmental entity's budget to be posted online;
revises budgetary guidelines for district school boards. Effective Date:
October 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Community & Military Affairs
Subcommittee
1/10/2011 HOUSE Now in Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee
Identical
Relating to Local Government
SB 0224
Accountability (Dean)

HB Relating to Creation of the Department of Health

Adkins
0115 and Human Services
Creation of the Department of Health and Human Services: Creates
Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS); provides for
appointment of Secretary of Health & Human Services by Governor;
provides guidelines for procurement of health services; establishes
Central Office of Investigative Services & Office of Inspector General;
directs Board of Governors to establish regional policy development &
research exchange centers at specified state universities for certain
purposes; repeals provisions relating to DCFS, AHCA, DOH, &
related trust funds; provides for transfer of related functions &
responsibilities to DHHS. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Health & Human Services Quality
Subcommittee
1/25/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
Identical
Relating to Creation Of The Department
SB 0528
Of Health And Human Services (Oelrich)

HB
Relating to Homestead Property Assessments Crisafulli
0117
Homestead Property Assessments: Provides additional limitations on
annual changes in assessments of homestead real property. Effective
Date: January 1, 2012
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/27/2011 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction
Similar
Relating to Homestead Property
SB 0596
Assessments (Bennett)
SB Relating to Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal
Dean
0130 Systems
Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems; Eliminates provisions
directing the Department of Health to create and administer a statewide
septic tank evaluation program. Eliminates procedures and criteria for
the evaluation program. Repeals a provision to terminate the grant
program for repair of onsite sewage treatment disposal systems
identified pursuant to the evaluation program, to conform, etc.
EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law
Current Committee of Reference: Health Regulation
11/29/2010SENATE Referred to Health Regulation; Environmental
Preservation and Conservation; Budget
Compare
Relating to Onsite Sewage Treatment and
HB 0167
Disposal Systems (Coley)
Similar
Relating to Onsite Sewage Treatment and
SB 0082
Disposal Systems (Lynn)
Relating to Onsite Sewage Treatment And
SB 0168
Disposal Systems (Evers)
Identical
Relating to Onsite Sewage Treatment and
HB 0013
Disposal Systems (Coley)

HB
Relating to Tourist Development Tax Fresen
0141
Tourist Development Tax: Provides additional bonding authority for
specified additional tourist development tax; provides limitation on tax
revenues received from such tax & used for specified purposes; limits
expenditure of ad valorem tax revenue for expansion of facilities by
county imposing tourist development tax for certain purposes; provides
for nonapplication of prohibition against levying such tax in certain
cities & towns under certain conditions; provides for controlling
application notwithstanding certain contrary authority. Effective Date:
July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Economic Development &
Tourism Subcommittee
1/25/2011 HOUSE Now in Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee
Identical
Relating to Tourist Development Tax
SB 0466
(Negron)

HB
Relating to Tax Credits Workman
0143
Tax Credits: Revises priority of tax credits that may be taken against
corporate income tax or franchise tax; redefines term "adjusted federal
 income" to include amount of certain tax credits; authorizes aerospace-
sector jobs tax credits & tuition reimbursement tax credits; defines
terms; authorizes tax credit to aerospace businesses based on salary or
tuition reimbursed to certain employees; specifies maximum annual
amount of tax credits for aerospace business; limits annual amount of
tax credits available; prohibits business from claiming aerospace-sector
jobs tax credit & tuition reimbursement tax credit for same employee;
provides for Department of Revenue to approve applications for tax
credits; prohibits increases in amount of unused tax credits carried over
in amended tax returns; provides fines & criminal penalties for certain
unlawful claims of tax credits; authorizes DOR to adopt rules; provides
for expiration of tax credit program; provides for applicability.
Effective Date: January 1, 2012, and applies to tax years beginning on
or after that date
Current Committee of Reference: Economic Development &
Tourism Subcommittee
1/25/2011 HOUSE Now in Economic Development & Tourism Subcommittee

SB
Relating to Electronic Filing Of Court Documents Bennett
0170
Electronic Filing of Court Documents; Provides legislative intent.
Requires that each state attorney and public defender implement a
system by which the state attorney and public defender can
electronically file court documents with the clerk of the court. Requires
that the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association and the Florida
Public Defender Association report to the President of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Representatives by a specified date on the
progress made in implementing the electronic filing system, etc.
EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law
Current Committee of Reference: Judiciary
12/16/2010SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Budget
Compare
Relating to Electronic Filing and Receipt
HB 0443
of Court Documents (Boyd)

SB
Relating to Homestead Property Assessed Value Fasano
0210
Homestead Property Assessed Value; Proposes amendments to the
State Constitution to prohibit increases in the assessed value of
homestead property if the fair market value of the property decreases
and to provide an effective date.
Current Committee of Reference: Judiciary
1/25/2011 SENATE Now in Judiciary
Compare
Relating to Limitations on Annual
HB 0273
Assessment Increases to Homestead and
 Nonhomestead Property (Costello)
Property Assessment; Homestead Value
Decline; Nonhomestead Increase
HB 0381
Limitation Reduction; Additional
Homestead Exemption (Dorworth)
Relating to Property Taxes/Homestead and
HB 0537
Nonhomestead Property (Bovo)
Relating to Homestead/Nonhomestead
SB 0658
Property (Fasano)
Similar
Relating to Homestead Property Assessed
SB 0390
Value (Flores)

Relating to Trust Funds/Sustainable and

HB
Renewable Energy Policy Trust Fund/Florida Rehwinkel Vasilinda
0221
Energy Office/DEP
Trust Funds/Sustainable and Renewable Energy Policy Trust
Fund/Florida Energy Office/DEP: Creates Sustainable and Renewable
Energy Policy Trust Fund within Florida Energy Office of DEP;
provides for sources of funds, purposes, & annual carryforward of
funds; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of trust
fund; provides for contingent effective date. Effective Date: on the
same date that House Bill 219 or similar legislation takes effect, if such
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension
thereof and becomes law
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/14/201 HOUSE Filed
Compare
SB 0282 Relating to Renewable Energy (Bennett)
Relating to Sustainable & Renewable
SB 0284
Energy Policy Trust Fund (Bennett)
Linked
Relating to Renewable Energy (Rehwinkel
HB 0219
Vasilinda)

SB
Relating to Local Government Accountability Dean
0224
Local Government Accountability; Amends provisions relating to the
Legislative Auditing Committee to clarify when the Department of
Community Affairs may institute procedures for declaring that a
special district is inactive. Specifies the level of detail required for each
fund in the sheriff's proposed budget. Revises the schedule for
submitting a local governmental entity's audit and annual financial
reports to the Department of Financial Services. Revises provisions
relating to the guidelines for district school boards to maintain an
ending fund balance for the general fund, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE:
 October 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Governmental Oversight and
Accountability
1/25/2011 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Identical
Relating to Local Government
HB 0107
Accountability (Smith (J))

HB Relating to Numeric Nutrient Water Quality

Williams (T)
0239 Criteria
Numeric Nutrient Water Quality Criteria; Prohibits implementation of
certain federal numeric nutrient water quality criteria rules by DEP,
water management districts, & local governmental entities; authorizes
DEP to adopt numeric nutrient water quality criteria for surface waters;
provides that certain total maximum daily loads & associated numeric
interpretations constitute site specific numeric nutrient water quality
criteria; provides for effect, governance, & challenge of such criteria.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/18/201 HOUSE Filed

HB
Relating to Wage Protection Goodson
0241
Wage Protection: Creates "Florida Wage Protection Law"; provides
legislative findings & intent; preempts regulation of wage theft to state,
except as otherwise provided by federal law, & supersedes any
municipal or county ordinance or other local regulation on such
subject. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/18/201 HOUSE Filed

SB Relating to Florida Infrastructure Fund

Ring
0252 Partnership
Florida Infrastructure Fund Partnership; Provides legislative intent to
increase the availability of later stage venture equity capital and
infrastructure funding. Creates the Florida Infrastructure Fund
Partnership. Specifies the purpose and duties of the partnership, which
is to facilitate investment in the state's infrastructure. Creates the
Florida Infrastructure Investment Trust. Authorizes the trust to issue
certificates to investors, which are redeemable as tax credits, etc.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Commerce and Tourism
1/12/2011 SENATE Withdrawn prior to introduction

HB Relating to Parental Involvement and

Stargel
0255 Accountability in the Public Schools
 Parental Involvement and Accountability in the Public Schools:
Specifies purpose to provide information & tools to parents of preK-12
students & to set standards for parental accountability; specifies causes
for student underachievement; provides principles on which parental
involvement is based & strategies to improve student achievement;
requires shared information between teachers, schools, & parents;
requires preK-3 teachers to assign parental involvement grade on
student report cards; requires appeals process. Effective Date: July 1,
2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/18/201 HOUSE Filed

SB
Relating to Legislative Travel Reimbursement Bullard (L)
0256
Legislative Travel Reimbursement; Authorizes legislators and their
staff members to be reimbursed by the state under certain
circumstances for travel to visit an immediate family member in the
case of death or serious illness. Defines the term "immediate family
member." EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Governmental Oversight and
Accountability
1/5/2011 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
Budget; Rules

Relating to Financial Responsibility for Medical

HB
Expenses of Pretrial Detainees or Sentenced Hooper
0257
Inmates
Financial Responsibility for Medical Expenses of Pretrial Detainees or
Sentenced Inmates: Provides that responsibility for paying for medical
care, treatment, hospitalization, & transportation for person who is ill,
wounded, or otherwise injured during or as result of arrest for violation
of state law or county or municipal ordinance is responsibility of
person receiving care or services; requires each in-custody pretrial
detainee or sentenced inmate who receives medical care or other
services to cooperate in seeking reimbursement for such expenses of
facility; sets out order of resources from which third-party provider of
medical services may seek reimbursement; requires each in-custody
pretrial detainee or sentenced inmate who has health insurance,
subscribes to health care corporation, or receives health care benefits
from any other source to assign such benefits to health care provider.
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/18/201 HOUSE Filed
Similar
Relating to Medical Expense/Pretrial
SB 0490
Detainee/Sentenced Inmate (Jones (D))
SB
Relating to Economic Development Ring
0264
Economic Development; Provides legislative purpose to promote the
commercialization of certain technologies by startup and early stage
companies in this state. Provides for the allocation of financial
assistance pursuant to the Micro-Targeted Technology
Commercialization Tax Credit Transfer Program as income in this
state. Creates the Micro-Targeted Technology Commercialization Tax
Credit Transfer Program. Requires that the Institute for the
Commercialization of Public Research identify examples of micro-
targeted technology and compile a list of the technology for OTTED,
etc. APPROPRIATION: $8,000,000 EFFECTIVE DATE: upon
becoming a law
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
12/15/2010SENATE Withdrawn from further consideration
Compare
HB 0397 Relating to Economic Development (Ray)

SB Relating to Property Tax Discounts for Early

Bennett
0270 Payment
Property Tax Discounts for Early Payment; Increases the discount rates
for early payment of property taxes. Lowers the percentage of certified
taxable value to be used by taxing authorities in preparing tentative
budgets. Increases the discount rates for prepayment of property tax by
the installment method. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Community Affairs
1/5/2011 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12;
Budget
Compare
HB 0511 Relating to Tax Discounts (Diaz)

Relating to Limitations on Annual Assessment

HB
Increases to Homestead and Nonhomestead Costello
0273
Property
Limitations on Annual Assessment Increases to Homestead and
Nonhomestead Property: Proposes amendment to s. 4, Art. VII of State
Constitution to prohibit annual increases in assessed value of
homestead & nonhomestead property if just value of property
decreases; limit annual assessment increases applicable to
nonhomestead property to lower of specified percentage or percentage
change in Consumer Price Index; & apply annual assessment increase
limitations applicable to nonhomestead property to school district
levies. Effective Date: Not Specified
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/27/2011 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction
 Compare
Relating to Homestead Property Assessed
SB 0210
Value (Fasano)
Property Assessment; Homestead Value
Decline; Nonhomestead Increase
HB 0381
Limitation Reduction; Additional
Homestead Exemption (Dorworth)
Relating to Homestead Property Assessed
SB 0390
Value (Flores)
Relating to Property Taxes/Homestead and
HB 0537
Nonhomestead Property (Bovo)

HB Relating to Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions for Real

Caldwell
0275 Property Used for Charitable Purposes
Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions for Real Property Used for Charitable
Purposes: Authorizes partial ad valorem tax exemptions for nonexempt
owners of real property leased or gratuitously provided to exempt
entities for exclusive use for charitable purposes; authorizes nonexempt
owners of real property to apply for ad valorem tax exemptions relating
to real property leased or gratuitously provided for charitable purposes;
provides criteria for determining eligibility for partial ad valorem tax
exemptions relating to real property leased or gratuitously provided for
charitable purposes; specifies exception to profitmaking prohibition
applicable to claiming ad valorem tax exemptions for real property
used for charitable purposes. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/19/201 HOUSE Filed

HB
Relating to Property Taxation Logan
0281
Property Taxation: Conforms Taxpayer's Bill of Rights to revisions
made by act; requires payment of specified percentage of tax bill
before action contesting tax assessment may be brought in circuit
court; conditions suspension of collection procedures upon payment of
specified percentage; requires taxpayer refund or credit if final
disposition results in amount owed that is less than percentage amount
paid; deletes provisions relating to early payment discounts applicable
after making request for correction of tax notice or mailing of tax
notice that results from value adjustment board action; requires
payment of specified percentage of tax bill on or before time certain
before issuance of tax certificate or warrant may be stayed pending
final action of value adjustment board; requires taxpayer refund or
credit if final action results in amount owed that is less than percentage
amount paid. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/19/201 HOUSE Filed
SB
Relating to Renewable Energy Bennett
0282
Renewable Energy; Requires each electric utility in the state to collect
from each residential, commercial, and industrial customer a
designated monthly systems charge. Requires the electric utilities to
deposit collected funds into the Sustainable and Renewable Energy
Policy Trust Fund. Requires that a purchase contract offered to
producers of renewable energy contain payment provisions for energy
and capacity based upon a public utility's equivalent cost-recovery rate
for certain clean energy projects rather than the utility's full avoided
costs, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Communications, Energy and
Public Utilities
1/5/2011 SENATE Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public
Utilities; Environmental Preservation and Conservation;
Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget
Compare
SB 0156 Relating to Renewable Energy (Detert)
Relating to Trust Funds/Sustainable and
Renewable Energy Policy Trust
HB 0221
Fund/Florida Energy Office/DEP
(Rehwinkel Vasilinda)
Similar
Relating to Renewable Energy (Rehwinkel
HB 0219
Vasilinda)
Linked
Relating to Sustainable & Renewable
SB 0284
Energy Policy Trust Fund (Bennett)

HB
Relating to Public Meetings Eisnaugle
0285
Public Meetings: Provides right for members of public to be heard at
meetings of certain governmental boards & commissions; prescribes
conditions qualifying, & exceptions to, such right; provides for
adoption of rules governing conduct of, & behavior at, such meetings.
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/20/201 HOUSE Filed
Identical
SB 0310 Relating to Public Meetings (Negron)

HB
Relating to Economic Development Eisnaugle
0287
Economic Development: Revises definitions of new business &
expansion of existing business; authorizes board of county
 commissioners of charter county to call & hold referendum to
determine whether to grant economic development ad valorem tax
exemptions; revises language of ballot questions relating to authority to
grant economic development tax exemptions; provides for application
of provision limiting calling of another referendum within certain time
period; specifies additional information that must be included in
written application requesting adoption of ordinance granting
economic development ad valorem tax exemption; specifies factors for
board of county commissioners or governing authority of municipality
to consider when deciding whether to approve or reject applications for
economic development tax exemptions; provides legislative intent;
limits allowable duration of economic development tax exemption
granted by county or municipal ordinance; authorizes written tax
exemption agreements consistent with act upon approval of tax
exemption application; specifies that written tax agreement must
require applicant to report certain information at specific time before
expiration of exemption; authorizes board of county commissioners or
governing authority of municipality to revoke, in whole or in part,
exemption under certain circumstances. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/20/201 HOUSE Filed
Similar
Relating to Economic Development
SB 0506
(Bogdanoff)

SB
Relating to Retirement for Elected Officials Fasano
0290
Retirement for Elected Officials; Reduces the employer retirement
contribution for members of the elected officers class. EFFECTIVE
DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Judiciary
1/5/2011 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and
Accountability; Budget

SB Relating to Drug Testing/Unemployment

Bennett
0302 Compensation
Drug Testing/Unemployment Compensation; Creates the Drug
Deterrence Pilot Program within the Agency for Workforce
Innovation. Provides for the screening of individuals to determine
which individuals must be tested. Provides terms of disqualification of
benefits. Provides for authentication and the admissibility of drug tests
in unemployment compensation hearings. Directs the Office of
Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to submit a
report to the Governor and Legislature, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July
1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Commerce and Tourism
 1/5/2011 SENATE Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Governmental
Oversight and Accountability; Budget

HB
Relating to Public Retirement Plans Costello
0303
Public Retirement Plans: Limits benefits available under public
retirement systems or plans; revises definitions relating to
compensation; limits factoring of overtime, unused leave, & other such
compensation into pension benefit; reduces service credit
prospectively; revises applicability of ch. 175, F.S., to firefighters who
are eligible for FRS; revises applicability of ch. 185, F.S., to police
officers who are eligible for FRS; provides membership requirements
for special fire control district & municipality board of trustees; revises
powers & duties of boards of trustees, special fire control districts, &
municipalities; revises provisions relating to firefighter & police officer
benefits; repeals provisions relating to presumption with respect to
diseases of firefighters suffered in line of duty; repeals provisions
relating to transfer to another state retirement system & payment of
benefits; repeals provisions relating to presumption with respect to
police officer disability in line of duty; provides declaration of
important state interest. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/27/2011 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction

SB
Relating to Public Meetings Negron
0310
Public Meetings; Provides a right for members of the public to be
heard at meetings of certain governmental boards and commissions.
Prescribes conditions qualifying, and exceptions to, the right. Provides
for the adoption of rules governing the conduct of, and behavior at, the
meetings. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Governmental Oversight and
Accountability
1/5/2011 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
Community Affairs; Rules
Identical
HB 0285 Relating to Public Meetings (Eisnaugle)

HB
Relating to Local Business Taxes Roberson
0311
Local Business Taxes: Provides definition for term independent
contractor; exempts individuals engaging in or managing business in
individual capacity as employee from requirements related to local
business taxes; specifies that independent contractor is not employee;
prohibits local governing authority from holding exempt employee
liable for failure of principal or employer to comply with certain
 obligations related to local business tax or requiring exempt employee
to take certain actions related to local business tax; prohibits local
governing authority from requiring certain nonexempt persons to
provide personal or contact information about exempt individuals in
order to obtain local business tax receipt; deletes obsolete language;
deletes requirement that DBPR provide certain professional regulation
information to local officials who issue business tax receipts; deletes
provision prohibiting local official who issues business tax receipts
from renewing license under certain circumstances. Effective Date:
July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/20/201 HOUSE Filed
Identical
SB 0582 Relating to Local Business Taxes (Detert)

Relating to Drug Screening of Potential and

HB
Existing Beneficiaries of Temporary Cash Smith (J)
0353
Assistance
Drug Screening of Potential and Existing Beneficiaries of Temporary
Cash Assistance: Requires DCFS to establish drug-screening program;
requires consent to drug screening as condition to eligibility for or
receipt of temporary cash assistance; limits screening to certain
persons; provides for notice; provides terms of disqualification for
temporary cash assistance; requires department to supply information
concerning substance abuse treatment; provides screening procedures
& for preservation of specimens; directs department to submit report to
Governor & Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/24/201 HOUSE Filed
Similar
Relating to Drug
SB 0556 Screening/Beneficiaries/Temporary
Assistance (Oelrich)

HB
Relating to Property Taxation O'Toole
0355
Property Taxation: Tolls statute of limitations relating to proceedings
involving tax lien certificates or tax deeds by period of intervening
bankruptcy; revises, updates, & consolidates provisions of law relating
to tax collections, sales, & liens; revises provisions relating to
applications for tax deeds; authorizes tax collector to charge fee to
cover costs for electronic tax deed programs or services; authorizes tax
collector to charge county fee for tax deed applications; authorizes tax
collectors to issue certificates of correction to tax rolls & outstanding
delinquent taxes for uncollectable personal property accounts; provides
authorization & requirements for purchase of county-held tax
 certificates; repeals provisions relating to destruction of 20-year-old tax
receipts & deferrals of tax payments. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/24/201 HOUSE Filed
Compare
HB 0161 Relating to Tax Deeds (Mayfield)
SB 0382 Relating to Tax Certificates (Bogdanoff)
Similar
SB 0478 Relating to Property Taxation (Thrasher)

SB
Relating to Exercise of Federal Power Evers
0358
Exercise of Federal Power; Urges the Congress of the United States to
honor the provisions of the Constitution of the United States and
United States Supreme Court case law which limit the scope and
exercise of federal power.
Current Committee of Reference: Judiciary
1/12/2011 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and
Accountability; Rules

SB Relating to Tax on Sales, Use, and Other

Gaetz (D)
0376 Transactions
Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions; Provides definitions related
to the tourist development tax. Requires the owner of or the person
operating transient accommodations to separately state the amount of
the tourist development tax collected and the consideration charged on
a receipt, invoice, or other documentation. Exempts certain unrelated
persons from the requirement to separately state the amount of the
tourist development tax. Provides that the proceeds of the tourist
development tax are county funds, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1,
2011
Current Committee of Reference: Community Affairs
1/27/2011 SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 02/08/11,
2:00 pm, 412 K
Similar
Relating to Tax on Sales, Use & Other
HB 0493
Transactions (Brodeur)

Property Assessment; Homestead Value Decline;

HB
Nonhomestead Increase Limitation Reduction; Dorworth
0381
Additional Homestead Exemption
Property Assessment; Homestead Value Decline; Nonhomestead
Increase Limitation Reduction; Additional Homestead Exemption:
Proposes amendment of ss. 4 & 6, Art. VII & creation of ss. 32 & 33,
Art. XII of State Constitution to prohibit increases in assessed value of
homestead property if fair market value of property decreases; reduce
 limitation on annual increases in assessments of nonhomestead real
property; provide additional homestead exemption for owners of
homestead property who have not owned homestead property for
specified time before purchase of current homestead & provide for
application & limitations with respect thereto; provide effective dates.
Effective Date: Not Specified
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/24/201 HOUSE Filed
Compare
Relating to Homestead Property Assessed
SB 0210
Value (Fasano)
Relating to Limitations on Annual
HB 0273 Assessment Increases to Homestead and
Nonhomestead Property (Costello)
Relating to Homestead Property Assessed
SB 0390
Value (Flores)
Relating to Property Taxes/Homestead and
HB 0537
Nonhomestead Property (Bovo)
Identical
Relating to Homestead/Nonhomestead
SB 0658
Property (Fasano)

HB Relating to Ban of Oil Exploration, Drilling,

Kriseman
0383 Extraction, and Production in Territorial Seas
Ban of Oil Exploration, Drilling, Extraction, and Production in
Territorial Seas: Proposes amendment to s. 7, Art. II of State
Constitution to prohibit exploration, drilling, extraction, & production
of oil beneath Florida waters between mean high-water line & seaward
limit of Florida's boundaries; exempts transportation of oil produced
outside of such waters. Effective Date: Not Specified
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/24/201 HOUSE Filed

SB
Relating to Homestead Property Assessed Value Flores
0390
Homestead Property Assessed Value; Proposes amendments to the
State Constitution to prohibit increases in the assessed value of
homestead property if the just value of the property decreases and
provide an effective date.
Current Committee of Reference: Community Affairs
1/27/2011 SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 02/08/11,
2:00 pm, 412 K
Compare
Relating to Limitations on Annual
HB 0273 Assessment Increases to Homestead and
Nonhomestead Property (Costello)
 Property Assessment; Homestead Value
Decline; Nonhomestead Increase
HB 0381
Limitation Reduction; Additional
Homestead Exemption (Dorworth)
Relating to Property Taxes/Homestead and
HB 0537
Nonhomestead Property (Bovo)
Relating to Homestead/Nonhomestead
SB 0658
Property (Fasano)
Similar
Relating to Homestead Property Assessed
SB 0210
Value (Fasano)

HB
Relating to Economic Development Ray
0397
Economic Development: Creates Commercialization Credit Transfer
Program; provides legislative findings; authorizes DOR to share
certain confidential information with OTTED; adds certified credits to
list of credits available against state corporate income tax; redefines
term "adjusted federal income" in relation to net operating losses
transferred & payments received for certified credit; provides for
allocation of financial assistance as income in this state; provides
purpose, intent, goals, & objectives; provides definitions; requires
OTTED to certify eligible companies for transfer of corporate income
tax net operating loss amounts as certified credits; provides
qualifications & application process & requirements; requires
application fee; provides for application deadline; requires OTTED to
grant or deny application within specified time after receiving
completed application; provides for calculating certified credit amount;
provides maximum amount that may be transferred; provides penalty;
requires certified company to file annual report with OTTED; requires
OTTED to create annual report; requires OTTED to adopt rules;
authorizes DOR to adopt rules; provides appropriations; provides
future repeal of program. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/25/201 HOUSE Filed
Similar
SB 0264 Relating to Economic Development (Ring)

SB
Relating to Property And Casualty Insurance Richter
0408
Property and Casualty Insurance; Revises the amount of surplus funds
required for domestic insurers applying for a certificate of authority
after a certain date. Authorizes the Office of Insurance Regulation to
reduce the surplus requirement under specified circumstances.
Prohibits the Office of Insurance Regulation from, directly or
indirectly, impeding the right of an insurer to acquire policyholders,
 advertise or appoint agents, or regulate agent commissions. Requires
the delivery of a "Notice of Change in Policy Terms" under certain
circumstances, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Banking and Insurance
1/27/2011 SENATE On Committee agenda - Banking and Insurance,
02/07/11, 10:15 am, 412 K

SB
Relating to Impact Fees Bennett
0410
Impact Fees; Reenacts provision relating to the burden of proof
required by the government in an action challenging an impact fee.
Provides for retroactive operation of the act. Provides for an exception
under specified circumstances. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a
law, and shall operate retroactively to July 1, 2009
Current Committee of Reference: Community Affairs
1/27/2011 SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 02/08/11,
2:00 pm, 412 K

SB Relating to Property Tax Exemption/Renewable

Bennett
0412 Energy
Property Tax Exemption/Renewable Energy; Proposes amendments to
the State Constitution relating to the property tax exemption for a
renewable energy source device and the property on which the device
is installed and operated.
Current Committee of Reference: Communications, Energy and
Public Utilities
1/21/2011 SENATE Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public
Utilities; Budget; Rules

HB
Relating to Veteran's Property Tax Discount Holder
0439
Veteran's Property Tax Discount: Expands availability of property tax
discount on homesteads of veterans who became disabled as result of
combat injury to veterans who were not Florida residents when they
entered military. Effective Date: Not Specified
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/25/201 HOUSE Filed
Identical
Relating to Veteran's Property Tax
SB 0592
Discount (Bennett)

SB
Relating to Florida Retirement System Hill
0442
Florida Retirement System; Redefines "special risk member." Revises
criteria for membership in the special risk class to include members
employed by public acute care hospitals serving certain patients.
 Provides legislative findings that the act fulfills an important state
interest. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Community Affairs
1/21/2011 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight
and Accountability; Budget

HB Relating to Environmental Surcharge on Bottled

Rehwinkel Vasilinda
0453 Water
Environmental Surcharge on Bottled Water: Establishes surcharge on
bottled water sold at retail in this state; provides exception; requires
that moneys collected from surcharge be deposited into Ecosystem
Management and Restoration Trust Fund. Effective Date: October 1,
2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/25/201 HOUSE Filed

SB
Relating to Working Waterfront Property Diaz de la Portilla
0456
Working Waterfront Property; Specifies property that is eligible for
classification as working waterfront property. Authorizes a property
appraiser to approve an application that is not filed by a certain
deadline due to extenuating circumstances. Requires property owners
to notify the property appraiser of changes in use or ownership of
property. Imposes a penalty on a property owner who fails to notify the
property appraiser of an event resulting in the unlawful or improper
classification of property as working waterfront property, etc.
EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law, except as otherwise
provided
Current Committee of Reference: Community Affairs
1/21/2011 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Environmental
Preservation and Conservation; Budget

SB
Relating to Tourist Development Tax Negron
0466
Tourist Development Tax; Provides additional bonding authority for a
certain additional tourist development tax. Provides a limitation on tax
revenues received from such tax and used for certain purposes. Limits
the expenditure of ad valorem tax revenue for expansion of facilities by
a county imposing a tourist development tax for certain purposes.
Provides for nonapplication of a prohibition against levying such tax in
certain cities and towns under certain conditions, etc. EFFECTIVE
DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Commerce and Tourism
1/27/2011 SENATE Now in Commerce and Tourism
Identical
HB 0141 Relating to Tourist Development Tax
 (Fresen)

HB
Relating to Corporate Income Tax Credits Taylor
0475
Corporate Income Tax Credits: Establishes Florida Public School Tax
Credit Program; provides for credits against corporate income tax for
contributions to public schools for specified purposes; authorizes
public schools to determine how to use undesignated contributions;
requires public schools to report specified information to DOR; limits
total annual amount of credits; requires department to apportion dollar
amount of tax credits to each school board receiving eligible
contributions; provides formula for apportioning dollar amount of tax
credits to each school board for allocation by department to taxpayers
applying for corporate income tax credits; provides requirements for
taxpayers filing consolidated returns; provides procedures &
requirements for rescinding credits; provides for use of rescinded
credits by other taxpayers; prohibits specified taxpayers from
eligibility to receive corporate tax credit; specifies administrative rules
for use & application of credit; provides requirements for deposits of
eligible contributions; provides criteria for preservation of tax credits.
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/25/201 HOUSE Filed

HB
Relating to Medical Malpractice Horner
0479
Medical Malpractice: Requires medical boards to issue expert witness
certificates to certain physicians licensed outside of state; provides for
validity & use of certifications; exempts physicians issued
certifications from certain licensure & fee requirements; provides
additional grounds for disciplinary action; provides for patient forms
disclosing risks of cataract surgery & executed form creates rebuttable
presumption of disclosure; deletes requirement that medical
malpractice insurance contracts contain certain information; provides
that certain insurance information is not admissible as evidence in civil
actions; requires that certain expert witnesses who provide certain
expert testimony meet certain licensure or certification requirements;
requires claimants for medical malpractice to execute authorization;
allows prospective medical malpractice defendants to interview
claimant's treating health care provider without certain notice;
authorizes prospective defendants to take unsworn statements of
claimant's health care provider; requires that presuit notice for medical
negligence claims be accompanied by authorization for release of
protected health information; requires dismissal of claim if such
authorization is not completed in good faith; limits liability of hospitals
related to certain medical negligence claims. Effective Date: July 1,
 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/25/201 HOUSE Filed

SB Relating to Medical Expense/Pretrial

Jones (D)
0490 Detainee/Sentenced Inmate
Medical Expense/Pretrial Detainee/Sentenced Inmate; Provides that the
responsibility for paying the expenses of medical care, treatment,
hospitalization, and transportation for a person who is ill, wounded, or
otherwise injured during or as a result of an arrest for a violation of a
state law or a county or municipal ordinance is the responsibility of the
person receiving the medical care, treatment, hospitalization, or
transportation. Removes provisions establishing the order by which
medical providers receive reimbursement for the expenses incurred in
providing the medical services or transportation, etc. EFFECTIVE
DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Community Affairs
1/25/2011 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Health Regulation;
Budget
Similar
Relating to Financial Responsibility for
HB 0257 Medical Expenses of Pretrial Detainees or
Sentenced Inmates (Hooper)

HB Relating to Tax on Sales, Use & Other

Brodeur
0493 Transactions
Tax on Sales, Use & Other Transactions: Provides definitions relating
to tourist development tax & tourist impact tax, transient rentals tax &
convention development tax, & municipal resort tax; provides separate
statement of tax requirements on various documents; revises
requirements for charging, collecting, & remitting such taxes;
authorizes DOR to compensate county governments for providing
specified information; specifies payment amount; provides definitions
relating to municipal resort tax; provides separate statement of tax
requirements; provides exception; provides construction. Effective
Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/25/201 HOUSE Filed
Similar
Relating to Tax on Sales, Use, and Other
SB 0376
Transactions (Gaetz (D))

HB Relating to Emergency Fire Rescue Services and

Rooney, Jr.
0495 Facilities Surtax
Emergency Fire Rescue Services and Facilities Surtax: Revises &
limits authorized uses for which proceeds from emergency fire rescue
 services & facilities surtax may be expended; requires that any review
required by ordinance or local agreement to determine continued need
for imposition of surtax begin within certain time after imposition of
surtax or completion of prior review. Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/27/2011 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction

SB
Relating to Economic Development Bogdanoff
0506
Economic Development; Authorizes the board of county
commissioners of a charter county to call and hold a referendum to
determine whether to grant economic development ad valorem tax
exemptions. Revises the language of ballot questions relating to the
authority to grant economic development tax exemptions. Provides for
application of a provision limiting the calling of another referendum
within a certain time period, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: Community Affairs
1/25/2011 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism;
Budget
Similar
Relating to Economic Development
HB 0287
(Eisnaugle)

HB
Relating to Tax Discounts Diaz
0511
Tax Discounts: Increases discount rate for early tax payments made
within specified time after mailing of original tax notice; eliminates
discounts for early tax payments made after specified time; increases
discount rate for tax payments made within specified time after mailing
of tax notice resulting from action of value adjustment board. Effective
Date: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/25/201 HOUSE Filed
Compare
Relating to Property Tax Discounts for
SB 0270
Early Payment (Bennett)

HB Relating to Property Taxes/Homestead and

Bovo
0537 Nonhomestead Property
Property Taxes/Homestead and Nonhomestead Property; Proposes
constitutional amendment to prevent taxes from increasing on
homestead & nonhomestead property with declining market value by
prohibiting increases in annual assessment & applicable millage rate.
Effective Date: Not Specified
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/26/201 HOUSE Filed
 Compare
Relating to Homestead Property Assessed
SB 0210
Value (Fasano)
Relating to Limitations on Annual
HB 0273 Assessment Increases to Homestead and
Nonhomestead Property (Costello)
Property Assessment; Homestead Value
Decline; Nonhomestead Increase
HB 0381
Limitation Reduction; Additional
Homestead Exemption (Dorworth)
Relating to Homestead Property Assessed
SB 0390
Value (Flores)
Relating to Homestead/Nonhomestead
SB 0658
Property (Fasano)

SB Relating to Drug
Oelrich
0556 Screening/Beneficiaries/Temporary Assistance
Drug Screening/Beneficiaries/Temporary Assistance; Requires the
Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to establish a
drug-screening program . Requires consent to drug screening as a
condition to eligibility for or receipt of temporary cash assistance.
Limits screening to certain persons. Provides terms of disqualification
for temporary cash assistance. Requires the DCFS to supply
information concerning substance abuse treatment. Revises
requirements for determination of eligibility for temporary cash
assistance to conform to changes made by the act, etc. EFFECTIVE
DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/25/201 SENATE Filed
Similar
Relating to Drug Screening of Potential
HB 0353 and Existing Beneficiaries of Temporary
Cash Assistance (Smith (J))

SB
Relating to Local Business Taxes Detert
0582
Local Business Taxes; Exempts an individual engaging in or managing
a business in an individual capacity as an employee from requirements
related to local business taxes. Prohibits a local governing authority
from holding an exempt employee liable for the failure of a principal or
employer to comply with certain obligations related to a local business
tax or requiring an exempt employee to take certain actions related to a
local business tax, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/25/201 SENATE Filed
Identical
 Relating to Local Business Taxes
HB 0311
(Roberson )

SB
Relating to Veteran's Property Tax Discount Bennett
0592
Veteran's Property Tax Discount; Proposes an amendment to the State
Constitution to expand the availability of the property tax discount on
the homesteads of veterans who became disabled as the result of a
combat injury to veterans who were not Florida residents when they
entered the military.
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/25/201 SENATE Filed
Identical
Relating to Veteran's Property Tax
HB 0439
Discount (Holder)

SB
Relating to Use of Public Moneys and Property Bennett
0630
Use of Public Moneys and Property; Defines the terms "governmental
entity," "professional sports team," and "public funds." Prohibits the
use of public funds for certain purposes benefiting a professional sports
team. Provides exceptions. Provides for the ad valorem taxation of
property owned by a governmental entity if the property is used by a
private entity for a nonexempt purpose. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1,
2011
Current Committee of Reference: No Current Committee
1/26/201 SENATE Filed

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