HB 897 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Dorcas Fire District, Okaloosa County

Summary
Dorcas Fire District, Okaloosa County; Provides that district is dependent special district; removes provisions relating to district's status as independent special district; provides that Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners or its appointees shall serve as governing board; removes provisions relating to duties, election, terms, compensation, & meetings of district board of commissioners; removes requirement that resolution or ordinance adopted by board & approved by referendum only be repealed by referendum; authorizes district to assess ad valorem taxes & non-ad valorem assessments, & to impose & foreclose non-ad valorem assessment liens, as authorized by law; removes board's authority to enter into certain agreements; revises rate of assessment of non-ad valorem assessments; provides that expansion & merger of district shall be ratified by board.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Dec 18, 2023 Signed Jun 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 7, 2024
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Jun 13, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 1
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors