Proposal Information
With expert testimony and input from the public hearings completed, the members of the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission have begun to submit individual and committee measures in the form of statutory recommendations or constitutional proposals for consideration and debate by one or more of the four substantive committees. During the months of December and January, the measures will be taken up at the committee level and will be reported out either favorably or unfavorably.
Below are listed the committee proposals in order of submission. Chairman Bense assigns each of the measures to a committee of reference: the Finance & Taxation Committee, the Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee, the Governmental Services Committee, or the Planning & Budgetary Processes Committee.
Proposal numbers are based on this key:
- SR: Statutory Recommendation
- ISR: Informal Statutory Recommendation
- CP: Constitutional Proposal
- ICP: Informal Constitutional Proposal
Proposals 1 - 10
| Proposal: | Legislative Session Start Date |
| Proposal number: | SR0001 (Adobe PDF - 36kb) |
| Proposal subject: | An act relating to the Legislature; providing an effective date for convening the Legislature. |
| Proposal type: | Statutory Recommendation |
| Proposal sponsor: | Commissioner Les Miller |
| Committee of reference: | Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee |
| Proposal: | RLE Replacement/Sales Tax |
| Proposal number: | CP0002 (Adobe PDF - 208kb) |
| Staff Analysis: | CP0002 Staff Analysis |
| Committee Substitute(s) | CS/CP0002 (Adobe PDF - 28kb) CS/CP0002, First Engrossed (Adobe PDF - 28kb) |
| Committee Substitute Staff Analysis: | CS/CP0002 Staff Analysis (Adobe PDF - 196kb) CS/CP0002, First Engrossed Staff Analysis (Adobe PDF - 216kb) |
| Proposal subject: | A resolution proposing the creation of new sections of the State Constitution to mandate the repeal of exemptions and exclusions from sales tax and to use those new sources of revenue to replace revenues from ad valorem taxation to fund education. |
| Proposal type: | Constitutional Proposal |
| Proposal sponsor: | Commissioner John McKay, Commissioner Darryl Rouson, Commissioner Les Miller, Commissioner Patricia Levesque, Commissioner Carlos Lacasa, Commissioner Nancy Riley, Commissioner Richard Corcoran, Commissioner Ken Wilkinson |
| Committee of reference: | Governmental Procedures and Structure Committee, Finance & Taxation Committee |
| Action by Committee(s) of Reference: | Reported favorably as amended out of the Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee and the Finance & Taxation Committee. Favorable by the Taxation & Budget Reform Commission. Transmittal letter sent to the Secretary of State on April 28, 2008. |
| Constitutional Proposal: | CP0002 Transmittal Letter |
| Proposal: | Legislative Session Start Date |
| Proposal number: | CP0003 (Adobe PDF - 140kb) |
| Staff Analysis: | CP0003 Staff Analysis |
| Committee Substitute(s) | CS/CP0003 (Adobe PDF - 204kb) |
| Proposal subject: | A resolution proposing an amendment to Section 3 of Article III of the State Constitution to change the commencement dates of regular session of the Legislature to the second Tuesday in January from commencement dates in March and permits the Legislature to establish alternative commencement dates by law. |
| Proposal type: | Constitutional Proposal |
| Proposal sponsor: | Commissioner Les Miller |
| Committee of reference: | Planning & Budgetary Processes Committee, Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee |
| Action by Committee(s) of Reference: | Reported Favorably out of Planning & Budgetary Processes Committee and the Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee, Failed at the Taxation & Budget Reform Commission |
| Proposal: | Residential Property Assessment/Storm Hardening or Renewable Energy Devices |
| Proposal number: | CP0004 (Adobe PDF - 220kb) |
| Staff Analysis: | CP0004 Staff Analysis |
| Committee Substitute(s) | CS/CP0004 (Adobe PDF - 485kb) CS/CP0004, First Engrossed (Adobe PDF - 24kb) |
| Committee Substitute Staff Analysis: | CS/CP0004, First Engrossed Staff Analysis (Adobe PDF - 176kb) |
| Proposal subject: | A resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 of Article VII and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State constitution, to limit certain increases in the assessed value of real property used for residential purposes and to provide an effective date if such amendment is adopted. |
| Proposal type: | Constitutional Proposal |
| Proposal sponsor: | Commissioner Gwen Margolis |
| Committee of reference: | Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee, Finance & Taxation Committee |
| Action by Committee(s) of Reference: | Reported favorably out of the Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee and the Finance & Taxation Committee. Favorable by the Taxation & Budget Reform Commission. Transmittal letter sent to the Secretary of State on April 28, 2008. |
| Constitutional Proposal: | CP0004 Transmittal Letter |
| Proposal: | Residential Property Assessment/Storm Hardening or Renewable Energy Devices |
| Proposal number: | SR0005 (Adobe PDF - 80kb) |
| Staff Analysis: | SR0005 Staff Analysis |
| Committee Substitute(s) | SR5C1 (Adobe PDF - 199kb) |
| Committee Substitute Staff Analysis: | CS/SR0005 Staff Analysis (Adobe PDF - 180kb) |
| Proposal subject: | An act relating to the assessment of residential property; creating s. 193.624, F.S.; prohibiting an increase in the assessed value of residential property solely as the result of installing and operating a renewable energy source device or improving the property's resistance to wind damage; providing a contingent effective date. |
| Proposal type: | Statutory Recommendation |
| Proposal sponsor: | Commissioner Gwen Margolis |
| Committee of reference: | Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee, Finance & Taxation Committee |
| Action by Committee(s) of Reference: | Reported favorably out of the Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee and the Finance and Taxation Committee. Favorable by Taxation & Budget Reform Commission. Approved by Style & Drafting Committee. |
| Statutory Recommendation: | SR0005 Transmittal Letter (Adobe PDF - 124kb) |
| Proposal: | Working Waterfront Assessments |
| Proposal number: | CP0006 (Adobe PDF - 244kb) |
| Staff Analysis: | CP0006 Staff Analysis |
| Committee Substitute | CS/CP0006, CP0008, CP0034 (Adobe PDF - 485kb) CS/CP0006, CP0008, CP0034, First Engrossed (PDF - 24kb) |
| Committee Substitute Staff Analysis: | CS/CP0006, CP0008, CP0034 Staff Analysis (PDF - 176kb) CS/CP0006, CP0008, CP0034, First Engrossed Staff Analysis (168kb) |
| Proposal subject: | A resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 of Article VII and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to provide for the assessment of land used for commercial fishing and other water related purposes. |
| Proposal type: | Constitutional Proposal |
| Proposal sponsor: | Commissioner Kenneth Wilkinson |
| Committee of reference: | Finance & Taxation Committee |
| Action by Committee(s) of Reference: | Reported favorably out of the Finance & Taxation Committee. Favorable by the Taxation & Budget Reform Commission. Transmittal letter sent to the Secretary of State on April 28, 2008. |
| Constitutional Proposal: | CP0006 Transmittal Letter |
| Proposal: | Sales Tax Exemptions/Review |
| Proposal number: | CP0007 (Adobe PDF - 212kb) |
| Staff Analysis: | CP0007 Staff Analysis |
| Committee Substitute(s) | CP7C1 (Adobe PDF - 16kb) |
| Committee Substitute Staff Analysis: | CS/CP0007 Staff Analysis (Adobe PDF - 184kb) |
| Proposal subject: | A resolution proposing the creation of a new section in Article VII of the State Constitution to require the Legislature to review certain exemptions from the tax on sales, use, and other transactions and to vote on whether to retain exemptions. |
| Proposal type: | Constitutional Proposal |
| Proposal sponsor: | Finance & Taxation Committee |
| Committee of reference: | Finance & Taxation Committee, Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee |
| Action by Committee(s) of Reference: | Reported Favorably as amended out of the Finance & Taxation Committee and the Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee. Temporarily Postponed by Taxation & Budget Reform Commission |
| Proposal: | Working Waterfront Assessments |
| Proposal number: | CP0008 (Adobe PDF - 264kb) |
| Staff Analysis: | CP0008 Staff Analysis |
| Committee Substitute | CS/CP0006, CP0008, CP0034 (PDF - 485kb) CS/CP0006, CP0008, CP0034, First Engrossed (PDF - 24kb) |
| Committee Substitute Staff Analysis: | CS/CP0006, CP0008, CP0034 Staff Analysis (PDF - 176kb) CS/CP0006, CP0008, CP0034, First Engrossed Staff Analysis (168kb) |
| Proposal subject: | A resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 of Article VII and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to provide for the assessment of working waterfront properties based upon current use, rather than highest and best use. |
| Proposal type: | Constitutional Proposal |
| Proposal sponsor: | Commissioner Jim Scott |
| Committee of reference: | Finance & Taxation Committee |
| Action by Committee(s) of Reference: | Reported favorably out of the Finance & Taxation Committee. Favorable by the Taxation & Budget Reform Commission. Transmittal letter sent to the Secretary of State on April 28, 2008. |
| Constitutional Proposal: | CP0008 Transmittal Letter |
| Proposal: | Nonrecurring Revenues for Recurring Expenditures |
| Proposal number: | CP0009 (Adobe PDF - 44kb) |
| Proposal subject: | A resolution proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to revise the authority of the Legislature to use nonrecurring revenues for recurring expenditures. |
| Proposal type: | Constitutional Proposal |
| Proposal sponsor: | Commissioner Jim Scott |
| Committee of reference: | Finance & Taxation Committee, Planning & Budgetary Processes Committee |
| Proposal: | Collective Bargaining for Public Employees |
| Proposal number: | CP0010 (Adobe PDF - 84kb) |
| Proposal subject: | A resolution proposing the creation of a new Section 20 of Article III of the State Constitution to prohibit the enactment of laws affecting or impacting issues that are a mandatory subject of collective bargaining for public employees. |
| Proposal type: | Constitutional Proposal |
| Proposal sponsor: | Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee |
| Committee of reference: | Governmental Procedures & Structure Committee, Planning & Budgetary Processes Committee |