FL H0767

Removes the requirement that a county's government must not be consolidated with municipalities to impose an indigent care and trauma center discretionary sales surtax.

Requires counties with consolidated governments to obtain referendum approval from voters before imposing the surtax, while non-consolidated counties may levy it through either an extraordinary vote of the governing body or referendum approval.

Maintains the surtax rate cap at 0.5 percent for counties with populations of at least 800,000 residents that are not authorized to levy surtaxes under subsection (5).

Preserves the existing requirement that surtax ordinances must include a comprehensive health care plan addressing indigent care, trauma center services, and cost-effective service delivery.

Takes effect July 1, 2010.