SB 324 - Relating to Impact Fees
On Tuesday, February 27th, SB 324 by Senator Dana Young (R-Tampa) was heard before the Senate Committee on Appropriations and passed by a vote of 19 yeas to 1 nay.
During this committee stop, amendment 532634, offered by Senator Aaron Bean (R-Jacksonville) was adopted. This amendment strips the language in the bill relating to sector plans, providing that sector plans be treated in a similar fashion to other development projects when implementing impact fees. AIF’s Senior Vice President of State and Federal Affairs, Brewster Bevis, spoke in opposition this amendment.
The bill provides that an impact fee adopted by ordinance of a county or municipality or by resolution of a special district must, at minimum, specify that the impact fee be collected no earlier than the issuance of the building permit for the property that is subject to the fee.
SB 324 will go on to the Senate floor to be heard.
AIF supports legislation that ensures the same protections to sector plans against demanding payment or construction of facilities beyond those needed to service the development.
HB 697 - Relating to Impact Fees
On Wednesday, February 28th, HB 697 by Representative Mike Miller (R- Orlando) was read for a second time on the House floor.
An amendment, 403787; that threatened to strip language in the bill relating to sector plans, providing that sector plans be treated in a similar fashion to other development projects when implementing impact fees offered by Representative Cord Byrd (R-Jacksonville) was defeated.
HB 697 was rolled to third reading.
On Thursday, the bill was read for a third time on the House floor, amended and passed by a vote of 108 yeas to 5 nays.
An amendment, 271065; offered by the sponsor was adopted. This amendment was a compromise between stakeholders that kept the 30-day time frame for a local government has to determine what might be deficient in the development plan and another 60-days to approve a development plan once the application for approval has been received. AIF is in support of this amendment.
HB 697 is now in Senate messages.
AIF supports legislation that ensures the same protections to sector plans against demanding payment or construction of facilities beyond those needed to service the development.
HB 961-Relating to Beverage Law
On Thursday, March 1st, HB 961 by Representative Joe Gruters (R- Sarasota) was read for a third time on the House floor and passed by a vote of 101 yeas to 13 nays.
Currently, vendors must purchase beer or malt beverage branded glassware from distributors for use in their establishments. This legislation allows for retailers to accept malt or beer beverage branded glassware from a wholesaler at no cost. Both bills were amended during their respective committee stops to change the amount of branded glassware a distributor may give to no more than 10 cases per calendar year.
HB 961 is now in Senate messages.
AIF SUPPORTS legislation that will reduce costs on Florida’s businesses by allowing distributors to provide vendors, at no cost, glassware to use in their establishments.
