FL H0023

Requires boards and commissions of state, county, and municipal agencies to provide members of the public with a reasonable opportunity to be heard before taking official action on any proposition.

Allows the opportunity to be heard to occur at a meeting during the decisionmaking process held within reasonable proximity in time before the official action, rather than requiring it at the same meeting.

Exempts emergency actions affecting public health, welfare, or safety; ministerial acts; exempt meetings under existing law; and quasi-judicial proceedings from the public hearing requirement.

Permits boards and commissions to adopt rules limiting public comment to specified time periods, establishing procedures for group representatives, and providing forms for individuals to indicate their position on propositions.

Authorizes circuit courts to issue injunctions for violations and requires courts to assess reasonable attorney fees against boards or commissions found in violation; takes effect October 1, 2013.