ENROLLED 2024 Legislature CS for CS for SB 1628, 1st Engrossed 20241628er 1 2 An act relating to local government actions; amending 3 s. 100.261, F.S.; requiring that certain bond 4 referenda called by a county, district, or 5 municipality be held at a general election; amending 6 ss. 125.66 and 166.041, F.S.; revising applicability 7 provisions for the enactment or adoption of county and 8 municipal ordinances, respectively; providing an 9 effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1.Section 100.261, Florida Statutes, is amended to 14 read: 15 100.261Holding bond referenda with other elections. 16 Whenever any bond referendum is called, it shall be lawful for 17 any county, district, or municipality to hold such bond 18 referendum on the day of any state, county, or municipal primary 19 or general election, or on the day of any election of such 20 county, district, or municipality for any purpose other than the 21 purpose of voting on such bonds. If such bond referendum is held 22 concurrently with a regularly scheduled election, the county, 23 district, or municipality must shall pay only its pro rata share 24 of election costs directly related to the bond referendum. 25 However, nothing in this section does not shall prohibit the 26 holding of a special or separate bond referendum, except that if 27 the bond issue amount is greater than $500 million, the bond 28 referendum must be held at a general election. 29 Section 2.Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 30 125.66, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 31 125.66Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency 32 ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or 33 resolutions. 34 (3) 35 (c)This subsection does not apply to: 36 1.Ordinances required for compliance with federal or state 37 law or regulation; 38 2.Ordinances relating to the issuance or refinancing of 39 debt; 40 3.Ordinances relating to the adoption of budgets or budget 41 amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund the 42 budget; 43 4.Ordinances required to implement a contract or an 44 agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state, 45 local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted 46 by a county government; 47 5.Emergency ordinances; 48 6.Ordinances relating to procurement; or 49 7.Ordinances enacted to implement the following: 50 a.Part II of chapter 163, relating to growth policy, 51 county and municipal planning, and land development regulation, 52 including zoning, Development orders and development permits, as 53 those terms are defined in s. 163.3164, and, development 54 agreements, as authorized by the Florida Local Government 55 Development Agreement Act under ss. 163.3220-163.3243 and 56 development permits; 57 b.Comprehensive plan amendments and land development 58 regulation amendments initiated by an application by a private 59 party other than the county; 60 c.b.Sections 190.005 and 190.046; 61 d.c.Section 553.73, relating to the Florida Building Code; 62 or 63 e.d.Section 633.202, relating to the Florida Fire 64 Prevention Code. 65 Section 3.Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 66 166.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 67 166.041Procedures for adoption of ordinances and 68 resolutions. 69 (4) 70 (c)This subsection does not apply to: 71 1.Ordinances required for compliance with federal or state 72 law or regulation; 73 2.Ordinances relating to the issuance or refinancing of 74 debt; 75 3.Ordinances relating to the adoption of budgets or budget 76 amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund the 77 budget; 78 4.Ordinances required to implement a contract or an 79 agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state, 80 local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted 81 by a municipal government; 82 5.Emergency ordinances; 83 6.Ordinances relating to procurement; or 84 7.Ordinances enacted to implement the following: 85 a.Part II of chapter 163, relating to growth policy, 86 county and municipal planning, and land development regulation, 87 including zoning, Development orders and development permits, as 88 those terms are defined in s. 163.3164, and, development 89 agreements, as authorized by the Florida Local Government 90 Development Agreement Act under ss. 163.3220-163.3243 and 91 development permits; 92 b.Comprehensive plan amendments and land development 93 regulation amendments initiated by an application by a private 94 party other than the municipality; 95 c.b.Sections 190.005 and 190.046; 96 d.c.Section 553.73, relating to the Florida Building Code; 97 or 98 e.d.Section 633.202, relating to the Florida Fire 99 Prevention Code. 100 Section 4.This act shall take effect October 1, 2024.