SB 384 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Annexing State-owned Lands

Summary

Annexing State-owned Lands; Requiring a municipality proposing to annex state-owned lands to notify each member of the legislative delegation of the county at a certain time, etc.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 384 c2 → S 384 er · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Florida's annexation procedures to require municipalities seeking to annex state-owned lands to notify legislative delegations, hold public hearings with specific timing, and conduct a referendum before the ordinance takes effect. It also updates related statutes to incorporate these new requirements and clarifies the feasibility study requirements for annexation.

Scope change

The bill applies specifically to municipalities proposing to annex state-owned lands, adding notification requirements to the legislative delegation of the affected county.

REQUIREMENT

Requires municipalities to notify each member of the legislative delegation of the county in writing or by email when the first public hearing advertisement is published for annexing state-owned lands.

Added a requirement that a referendum on annexation must be held before the ordinance becomes effective, with the ordinance taking effect 10 days after the referendum or as otherwise provided in the ordinance.

Added new subsections to the feasibility study requirements, including a timetable for construction of water and sewer mains, financing methods, and additional notice requirements to residents.

TIMELINE

Changed the timing requirement for the second public hearing from at least 7 days after the first advertisement to at least 5 days after the second advertisement is published.

TECHNICAL

Corrected grammatical errors and formatting inconsistencies in the text, such as removing duplicate words like 'must shall' and 'Before Prior to'.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 38

Apr 3, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

25 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 19, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Community Affairs; Environment and Natural Resources; Rules

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor