Item E i
Legislative Wrap -Up
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March 19, 2012
• Wastewater Mayfield funding: A budget line item is in the House and Senate budgets providing for year one
bond money for $50 million; awaits Governor's signature.
• Medicaid (HB 5301): Passed. The State will automatically withhold our 1/2 cent sales tax distribution (we get
approx. 1.8M or 150K per month) to cover 85% of our past disputed bills or 100% of past disputed bills with hope
of an appeal to State. All future Medicaid billings will be taken from our '/2 cent sales tax with no ability to
review the bills to ensure accuracy prior to payment. We have $3 million in disputed, backlogged bills, plus
approx. $700K in annual billings. Basically, this legislation will force us to pay inaccurate, old bills and strips our
ability to challenge errors in future billings. Counties are fighting hard to get Governor to veto it. There are other
Medicaid - related provisions in the bill and the Governor has indicated he supports them. He has until March 29
to sign.
• Environmental Permitting (HB 503 /SB 716): Passed. The bill prohibits us from making a development permit
conditional on having some other state permit or federal permit, and reduces permit approval time from 90 to 60
days after receipt of application. We were not able to amend or carve out any exceptions.
• Health Department (HB 1263/SB 1824): Passed. Language that decentralized DOH to county level was taken
out of bill, the rest of the revises the purpose of the DOH, the state Surgeon General and makes other changes to
DOH.
• Military Coordination (CS /CS/HB977): Passed. Language clarifying that the military role is advisory in nature
and that its recommendations must be accompanied by data and analysis is included in bill before it passed.
• Repeal of Local Business Taxes (SB 760): Failed. Would have repealed county ability to levy this. Would have
had a fiscal impact of approx. $400K.
• Exemption from Local Business Tax - Realtors (HB 7125): Passed. Creates an exemption from the local
business tax for real estate associates and broker associates. Modest negative fiscal impact for county.
• Legal Noticing in papers (HB 937): Passed . Revised requirements and reduced rates for publishing legal
notices in newspapers.
• Numeric Nutrients (Passed): Allows Florida to override federal nutrient standards in fresh water, and provides a
flexible threshold standard.
• County Share of Juvenile Detention costs: Passed. Modest reduction in County's share of these costs.
• Renewable Energy (HB 7117): Passed. Modest bill to encourage thru tax incentives renewable energy
development in the State.
• Trap Molestation penalty increase (HB 7025/SB 804): Passed.
• County term limits: Failed. Allowed voters to decide whether to impose term limits on county commissioners.
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• On -Line Sales Tax: Failed. Effort to collect online sales taxes failed as did legislation clarifying what taxes
apply to online travel companies.
Citizens /Cat Fund:
• Citizens Phasing Out/Limiting Policies: Failed.
• Citizens Out of State Surplus Lines Carriers: Failed.
• Citizens Assessments: Passed. Eliminates most "regular assessments" from Citizens' post -event payment
structure. Instead of regular assessments due immediately, Citizens will collect emergency assessments from
policyholders over time. (SB 1346/HB 1127)
• Cat Fund: Failed. Reduced the size and liability of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, likely raising
premiums. (SB 1372 / HB 833)
• Cat Fund Tax Credit: Passed. Late - appearing conforming bill that includes a $1.5 billion tax credit program for
insurance companies that provide financing for the Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. (HB 5505)
Constitutional Amendments:
• Super Homestead Cap Property Exemption (SJR 314): Failed. New constitutional amendment that would
have replaced the previous constitutional amendment (Amendment 4) increasing the exemption. Would have cost
counties $3.7Billion in first four years.
• Tangible Personal Property Tax: Passed. Constitutional amendment to double the size of the tax on business
property to $25,000, and allow local governments to increase the exemption; will be on general election ballot in
2012.
• Senior Exemption: Passed. Constitutional amendment allowing counties and cities to reduce property taxes for
poor seniors; will be on general election ballot in 2012.
General:
• 3% pension law: State lost case; Circuit Court judge ruled it unconstitutional, and ordered a halt to it, and to
refund the approximate $1B. Case was appealed to First District Court of Appeals. Florida Education
Association requested of the Court to allow the case to go directly to the Supreme Court, the Court granted that.
• Redistricting: Remains in limbo as the Florida Supreme Court approved the Legislature's plan for the House but
tossed out the Senate plan, requiring Governor to call a 15 day special session which ends March 28 It then
goes back to Supreme Court. If found wanting a second time, the justices will draw the Senate lines.
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