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FL S0786
Bill
Status
5/2/2014
Primary Sponsor
Community Affairs
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AI Summary
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Expands the local government infrastructure surtax to include maintenance of transportation infrastructure, subject to voter approval by referendum.
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Adds "relocation," "permit compliance," and planning-related costs to the definition of infrastructure eligible for surtax funding.
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Authorizes counties to levy a discretionary sales surtax of up to 0.5 percent for homeless services and facilities, including outreach, case management, emergency housing, and job readiness programs.
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Requires counties imposing the homeless services surtax to adopt an ordinance with a plan for providing services to qualified homeless residents, subject to voter approval in a regularly scheduled election.
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Maintains the combined cap on local option sales surtaxes at 1 percent across all authorized surtax types.
Legislative Description
Discretionary Sales Surtaxes
Last Action
Died in Transportation
5/2/2014