STORAGE NAME: h4071c.SAC
DATE: 3/20/2025
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FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BILL ANALYSIS
This bill analysis was prepared by nonpartisan committee staff and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
BILL #: CS/HB 4071
TITLE: City of Coral Springs and City of Parkland,
Broward County
SPONSOR(S): Hunschofsky
COMPANION BILL: None
LINKED BILLS: None
RELATED BILLS: None
Committee References
Intergovernmental Affairs
16 Y, 0 N
State Affairs
24 Y, 0 N, As CS
SUMMARY
Effect of the Bill:
The bill transfers approximately 8.681 acres of land from the City of Coral Springs to the City of Parkland within
Broward County. The bill provides that it may not be construed to impact any contractual obligations for contracts
entered into before the effective date of the bill.
Fiscal or Economic Impact:
The Economic Impact Statement for the bill notes that there is no projected economic impact.
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ANALYSIS
EFFECT OF THE BILL:
The bill transfers approximately 8.681 acres of land from the municipal boundaries of the City of Coral Springs to
the City of Parkland in Broward County. (Sections 1 and 2)
The bill provides that it may not be construed to affect or abrogate the rights of parties to any contract entered into
before the effective date of the bill, including those contracts between Broward County and a third party or
between nongovernmental entities. (Section 3)
The bill provides an effective date of upon becoming a law. (Section 4)
RELEVANT INFORMATION
SUBJECT OVERVIEW:
Municipal Boundaries
The boundaries of a municipality are provided in its municipal charter.
1 A municipality’s boundaries may be
expanded by the annexation process or contracted by the deannexation process as provided in general law.
2 There
is no process in general law for the transfer of lands between municipalities, requiring such transfer to be done by
special act.
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See ch. 2017-195, s. 3, Laws of Fla. (providing boundaries for the Village of Indiantown) and s. 166.031, F.S. (prohibiting
municipal charter amendment process from being used to amend boundaries in the charter and authorizing a municipality to
amend its charter by ordinance to include lands previously annexed).
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Ch. 171, Part I, F.S.
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See e.g. chs. 2009-254 (adjusting boundaries between Town of Southwest Ranches and Town of Davie, Broward County) and
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Municipalities expand their boundaries via the annexation process.
4 A municipality may propose to annex any area
of contiguous, compact, unincorporated territory by ordinance.
5 Annexation can also be accomplished through a
petition by the owner of contiguous and reasonably compact real property.
6 All annexed lands must be in the same
county as the annexing municipality.
7 An area may not be annexed if it is within the boundaries of another
municipality.
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The governing body of a municipality may only propose annexation of an area that is contiguous, reasonably
compact, and:
Is being developed for urban purposes;
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Lies between the municipal boundary and an area developed for urban purposes; or
Is adjacent, on at least 60 percent of its external boundary, to any combination of the municipal boundary
and the boundary of the area or areas being developed for urban purposes.
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Additionally, annexations in Broward County are also governed by a special act that:
Prohibits the annexing municipality from conducting a referendum of its current residents as part of the
annexation process.
Requires the annexation of unincorporated property to be considered at a public hearing of the Broward
County Legislative Delegation.
Provides that an annexation does not take effect until the first September 15 following the adjournment
sine die of a regular Legislative session after all of the procedures required by general law have been
completed.
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Municipalities may also redraw their boundaries through the contraction process, also referred to as
deannexation.
12 An area may be considered for exclusion upon the passage of an ordinance by the municipality
proposing exclusion
13 or by filing a petition by 15 percent of the qualified voters of the area requesting exclusion.
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An area may not be deannexed from a municipality if it would meet the criteria for annexation to the
municipality.
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Local Bill Forms
The Florida Constitution prohibits the passage of any special act unless a notice of intention to seek enactment of
the bill has been published as provided by general law or the act is conditioned to take effect only upon approval
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S. 171.0413, F.S.
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S. 171.0413(1), F.S. An area is considered contiguous if a substantial part of its boundary shares a common boundary with
the municipality and is considered compact if it is concentrated in a single area and does not create enclaves, pockets, or finger
areas. S. 171.031(2) and (3), F.S.
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S. 171.044(1), F.S.
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S. 171.045, F.S.
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S. 171.043(1), F.S.
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An area being developed for urban purposes is any area that meets any of the following standards:
The area has a total resident population equal to at least two persons for each acre of land included within its
boundaries;
The area has a total resident population equal to at least one person for each acre of land included within its
boundaries and is subdivided into lots and tracts so that at least 60 percent of the total number of lots and tracts are 1
acre or less in size; or
The area is so developed that at least 60 percent of the total number of lots and tracts in the area at the time of
annexation are used for urban purposes, and the area is subdivided into lots and tracts so that at least 60 percent of
the total acreage, not counting the acreage used at the time of annexation for nonresidential urban purposes, consists
of lots and tracts 5 acres or less in size.
S. 171.043(2), F.S.
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S. 171.043, F.S.
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Chs. 96-542 and 99-447, Laws of Fla.
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S. 171.051, F.S.
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S. 171.051(1), F.S.
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S. 171.051(2), F.S.
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S. 171.052(1), F.S. JUMP TO SUMMARY ANALYSIS RELEVANT INFORMATION BILL HISTORY
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by referendum vote of the electors in the area affected.
16 A legal advertisement of the proposed bill must be placed
in a newspaper of general circulation or published on a publicly accessible website
17 at least 30 days prior to the
introduction of the bill in the House or Senate.
18 The bill was noticed on the Broward County website on January
28, 2025.
The House local bill policy requires a completed and signed Local Bill Certification Form and Economic Impact
Statement be filed with the Clerk of the House at the time the local bill is filed or as soon thereafter as possible.
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The following forms have been submitted for this bill:
Local Bill Certification Form
Economic Impact Statement
BILL HISTORY
COMMITTEE REFERENCE ACTION DATE
STAFF
DIRECTOR/
POLICY CHIEF
ANALYSIS
PREPARED BY
Intergovernmental Affairs
Subcommittee
16 Y, 0 N 3/12/2025 Darden Kilpatrick
State Affairs Committee 24 Y, 0 N, As CS 3/20/2025 Williamson Kilpatrick
THE CHANGES ADOPTED BY THE
COMMITTEE:
Provided that the bill may not be construed to impact any contractual
obligations for contracts entered into before the effective date of the
bill instead of September 15, 2025.
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THIS BILL ANALYSIS HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCORPORATE ALL OF THE CHANGES DESCRIBED ABOVE.
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Art. III, s. 10, Fla. Const.
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S. 50.0311(2), F.S.
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S. 11.02, F.S. If there is no newspaper circulated throughout or published in the county and no publicly accessible website
has been designated, notice must be posted for at least 30 days in at least three public places in the county, one of which must
be at the courthouse.
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Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Local Bill Policies and Procedures Manual, p. 11 (last visited Mar. 17, 2025).