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H4071Introduced in the House

Palm Beach County

Passed

Introduced by State Affairs Committee

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Provides that municipal service taxing unit whose primary purpose is to provide fire rescue & emergency medical services to residents in unincorporated areas of county remains service provider for specified length of time to real properties that are annexed into municipality; provides that geographical boundaries of municipal service taxing unit shall contract following annexation; prohibits Palm Beach County from levying ad valorem taxes through municipal service taxing unit on annexed real properties following annexation; requires annexing municipality to pay county annual service price for up to specified length of time; provides that county, through municipal service taxing unit, remains authority having jurisdiction & may continue to collect certain fees from annexed real properties; provides for transfer of services to annexing municipality & cessation of county jurisdiction to collect fees; provides circumstances under which such transfer & cessation may not occur; requires good faith discussions & negotiations between annexing municipality & county regarding transition of services & expenditure of assets for capital & operational purposes in areas proposed to be annexed; authorizes annexing municipality & county to enter into agreement on length of time for provision of county services, retention of county jurisdiction regarding fees, & annual service price payments; provides conflict resolution procedure in event annexing municipality & county do not enter interlocal agreement.

Where it stands

Chapter No. 2026-216

July 1, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RCS#50 · March 11, 2026

36

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Debbie Mayfield32Yes
LaVon Bracy Davis40Yes
Don Gaetz1Yes
Jay Trumbull2Not Voting
Corey Simon3Yes
Clay Yarborough4Yes
Tracie Davis5Yes
Jennifer Bradley6Yes
Tom Leek7Yes
Tommy Wright8Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  3. Referred to Ways & Means Committee

  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  5. Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  6. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  7. Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

  8. Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  9. Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  10. Now in Ways & Means Committee

  11. Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda

  12. Favorable by Ways & Means Committee

  13. Reported out of Ways & Means Committee

  14. Now in State Affairs Committee

  15. Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

  16. Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee

  17. Reported out of State Affairs Committee

  18. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  19. CS Filed

  20. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  21. Bill referred to House Calendar

  22. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  23. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)

  24. Read 2nd time

  25. Amendment 830687 adopted

  26. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  27. Read 3rd time

  28. CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

  29. In Messages

  30. Referred to Rules

  31. Received

  32. Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26

  33. Withdrawn from Rules

  34. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  35. Read 2nd time

  36. Read 3rd time

  37. CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

  38. In Messages

  39. Ordered enrolled

  40. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  41. Approved by Governor

  42. Chapter No. 2026-216

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