CS/HB 7081 Summary

• Charter Initiative/Referendum Rights: Allows local governments to retain charter provisions that were in effect as of June 1, 2011, permitting initiative or referendum processes regarding development orders and comprehensive plan amendments.

• Population Projections: Requires comprehensive plan estimates and projections to be based on publications by the Office of Economic and Demographic Research; establishes that municipal population projections must reflect each area's proportional share of total county population and growth.

• Military Installation Coordination: Clarifies procedures for exchanging information between military installations and local governments; ensures advisory comments from military commanders are based on appropriate data and analyses.

• School Concurrency System: Exempts certain small municipalities from public schools interlocal-agreement requirements if they meet specific criteria (fewer than 50 residential units or 25 students generated in preceding 5 years, no public schools located within boundaries, and 80% of developable land already built upon).

• Comprehensive Plan Review Process: Revises timelines and procedures for state review of comprehensive plan amendments, including clarification of when amendments become effective and deadlines for administrative challenges.