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If signed into law, HB 337 would take effect in July 2021. The bill is sponsored by Florida Rep. Tom Leek of Ormond Beach and contains a provision allowing defendants to challenge the amount of ...
The city of Kissimmee is considering increasing impact fees by over 50%, citing “extraordinary circumstances.” Impact fees are one-time fees local governments may charge a developer to cover a ...
Today, impact fees have become a widely used method. About 60% of all cities with over 25,000 residents along with 40% of metropolitan counties use impact fees on new developments for public services or infrastructure. In some states such as Florida, 90% of communities use impact fees.
The bill passed the Florida Senate by a vote of 24-16. However, the bill did not have a companion in the Florida House of Representatives and did not pass during the 2021 legislative session. [51] In 2021, Rodrigues once again filed his bill to prevent government agencies from suing individuals who file public records requests.
Black youths in Florida have an average fee of $709.50, while white youth have an average fee of $426.50 and Hispanic youth have an average of $633.33, according to the University of Miami Study ...
The legislation also increased the fines for illegal sewage discharges. [21] Despite his crusade against sewage spills, in 2019 he voted for HB 829 [22] which made it illegal for local communities to ban the spreading of biosolids (dried sewage) on farmlands that drain into the St. John's River and The Indian River Lagoon.
Book ran unopposed for the 32nd district seat in the Florida Senate in 2016. [15] In the 2017 session, Book filed a bill that would remove Confederate Memorial Day, celebrated on April 26, 2017, from Florida's list of 21 legal holidays. [16] Her bill would also remove the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis as official state holidays ...
Legislation that would ban younger-than-21 exotic dancers in Florida appears to have only been a (strip) tease. Despite questions over whether the measure violated the First Amendment rights of ...