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LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY of KEY VOTES Dear City Official 2020 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY OF KEY VOTES Dear City Official: I am pleased to provide you with the Florida League of Cities Legislative Summary of Key Votes for 2020. This summary includes House and Senate votes on key bills considered this session that were a significant infringement on municipal Home Rule authority or an unfunded mandate. Some bills were heard only in committee, so the entire Legislature did not have the opportunity to vote on every bill. This document also includes an index of all of legislators in order by chamber and last name. As you continue your grassroots advocacy efforts during the interim, we encourage you to use this tool to have meaningful discussions with your legislators and help educate them on the effect of the proposals tracked in this report. Several of these issues are likely to return in 2021. Further, I encourage you to stay engaged by spending time with your legislators while they are home in the district. Please continue to use the Florida League of Cities as a resource should you have any questions or need additional information. In the fight for Home Rule, Michael Sittig Executive Director Table of Contents Vacation Rentals..................................................................................1 Private Property Rights/Bert Harris Expansion...........................2 Growth Management.........................................................................3 Essential State Infrastructure/Shot Clock for Utilities...............5 Sales and Use Tax...............................................................................6 Sovereign Immunity............................................................................7 Home-based Businesses....................................................................7 Index.....................................................................................................9 2020 FLC Legislative Affairs Team................................................11 NOTE: Votes were taken from official legislative journals. VACATION RENTALS (OPPOSED) – DID NOT PASS CS/CS/HB 1011 and CS/SB 1128 would have preempted to the state the regulation of vacation rentals and wiped out any local vacation rental ordinances or regulations adopted since 2011. CS/CS/HB 1011 Nays (5) CS/SB 1128 Sponsor: Bruce Antone (D-46) Sponsor: Jason Fischer (R-16) Kamia Brown (D-45) Manny Diaz (R-36) Co-sponsors: John Cortes (D-43) Kimberly Daniels (D-14) Erin Grall (R-54) Senate Innovation, Industry, and Mike La Rosa (R-42) Chip LaMarca (R-93) Technology Committee Vote Anthony Sabatini (R-32) (January 13, 2020) House Commerce Committee Vote Yeas (8) House Workforce Development (February 20, 2020) Lizbeth Benacquisto (R-27) & Tourism Subcommittee Vote Yeas (14) Randolph Bracy (D-11) (January 21, 2020) Alex Andrade (R-2) Rob Bradley (R-5) Yeas (10) James Buchanan (R-74) Oscar Braynon (D-35) Chip LaMarca (R-93) Byron Donalds (R-80) Audrey Gibson (D-6) Rene Plasencia (R-50) Dane Eagle (R-77) Travis Hutson (R-7) Spencer Roach (R-79) Jason Fischer (R-16) Kathleen Passidomo (R-28) Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-105) Heather Fitzenhagen (R-78) Wilton Simpson (R-10) Anthony Rodriguez (R-118) Brett Hage (R-33) Rick Roth (R-85) Mike La Rosa (R-42) Nays (2) Anthony Sabatini (R-32) Toby Overdorf (R-83) Jeff Brandes (R-24) Jason Shoaf (R-7) Rene Plasencia (R-50) Gary Farmer (D-34) Tyler Sirois (R-51) Ray Rodrigues (R-76) Jayer Williamson (R-3) Anthony Sabatini (R-32) Senate Commerce and Tourism Charlie Stone (R-22) Committee Vote (February 11, 2020) Nays (5) Jayer Williamson (R-3) Yeas (3) Loranne Ausley (D-9) Joe Gruters (R-23) Kamia Brown (D-45) Nays (9) Travis Hutson (R-7) Dan Daley (D-97) Loranne Ausley (D-9) Tom Wright (R-14) Tracie Davis (D-13) Joseph Casello (D-90) Cindy Polo (D-103) Javier Fernández (D-114) Nays (2) Al Jacquet (D-88) Linda Stewart (D-13) House Government Operations Evan Jenne (D-99) Victor Torres (D-15) and Technology Appropriations Will Robinson (R-71) Subcommittee Vote David Silvers (D-87) (February 4, 2020) Richard Stark (D-104) Yeas (8) Matt Willhite (D-86) Alex Andrade (R-2) Kimberly Daniels (D-14) Did Not Vote (1) Nick DiCeglie (R-66) David Santiago (R-27) Wyman Duggan (R-15) Michael Grant (R-75) Anthony Sabatini (R-32) Jackie Toledo (R-60) Jayer Williamson (R-3) 1 PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION/ BERT HARRIS ACT EXPANSION (OPPOSED) – DID NOT PASS CS/HB 519 and CS/SB 1766 proposed to amend the Bert J. Harris Act and would have led to an explosion of private property lawsuits against government entities when their regulations impact the use/potential use of private property. CS/HB 519 James Grant (R-64) David Santiago (R-27) Sponsor: Michael Grant (R-75) Jason Shoaf (R-7) James Grant (R-64) Tommy Gregory (R-73) David Silvers (D-87) Co-sponsors: Brett Hage (R-33) Tyler Sirois (R-51) Dane Eagle (R-77) Mike Hill (R-1) David Smith (R-28) Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-105) Blaise Ingoglia (R-35) Chris Sprowls (R-65) Anthony Sabatini (R-32) Shevrin Jones (D-101) Richard Stark (D-104) Sam Killebrew (R-41) Cyndi Stevenson (R-17) House Floor Vote (March 9, 2020) Mike La Rosa (R-42) Charlie Stone (R-22) Yeas (83) Chip LaMarca (R-93) Jennifer Sullivan (R-31) Vance Aloupis (R-115) Chris Latvala (R-67) Jackie Toledo (R-60) Thad Altman (R-52) Tom Leek (R-25) Josie Tomkow (R-39) Alex Andrade (R-2) MaryLynn Magar (R-82) Jay Trumbull (R-6) Bryan Avila (R-111) Randy Maggard (R-38) Matt Willhite (D-86) Melony Bell (R-56) Amber Mariano (R-36) Jayer Williamson (R-3) Mike Beltran (R-57) Ralph Massullo (R-34) Clay Yarborough (R-12) Chuck Brannan (R-10) Stan McClain (R-23) Ardian Zika (R-37) James Buchanan (R-74) Lawrence McClure (R-58) Colleen Burton (R-40) Kionne McGhee (D-117) Nays (37) James Bush (D-109) Wengay Newton (D-70) Ramon Alexander (D-8) Cord Byrd (R-11) Jose Oliva (R-110) Bruce Antone (D-46) Chuck Clemons (R-21) Toby Overdorf (R-83) Loranne Ausley (D-9) Travis Cummings (R-18) Bobby Payne (R-19) Kamia Brown (D-45) Kimberly Daniels (D-14) Daniel Perez (R-116) Mike Caruso (R-89) Nick DiCeglie (R-66) Cary Pigman (R-55) Joseph Casello (D-90) Byron Donalds (R-80) Scott Plakon (R-29) John Cortes (D-43) Brad Drake (R-5) Rene Plasencia (R-50) Dan Daley (D-97) Wyman Duggan (R-15) Mel Ponder (R-4) Tracie Davis (D-13) Nicholas Duran (D-112) Holly Raschein (R-120) Ben Diamond (D-68) Dane Eagle (R-77) Paul Renner (R-24) Fentrice Driskell (D-63) Javier Fernández (D-114) Spencer Roach (R-79) Bobby DuBose (D-94) Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R-119) Will Robinson (R-71) Anna Eskamani (D-47) Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R-26) Ray Rodrigues (R-76) Joy Goff-Marcil (D-30) Randy Fine (R-53) Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-105) Margaret Good (D-72) Jason Fischer (R-16) Anthony Rodriguez (R-118) Mike Gottlieb (D-98) Heather Fitzenhagen (R-78) Bob Rommel (R-106) Michael Grieco (D-113) Joe Geller (D-100) Rick Roth (R-85) Dianne Hart (D-61) Erin Grall (R-54) Anthony Sabatini (R-32) Adam Hattersley (D-59) 2 Delores Hogan Johnson (D-84) Jennifer Webb (D-69) David Simmons (R-9) Kristin Jacobs (D-96) Patricia Williams (D-92) Kelli Stargel (R-22) Al Jacquet (D-88) Evan Jenne (D-99) CS/SB 1766 Nays (0) Dotie Joseph (D-108) Sponsor: Amy Mercado (D-48) Tom Lee (R-20) Senate Community Affairs Anika Omphroy (D-95) Co-sponsor: Committee Vote (February 10, 2020) Cindy Polo (D-103) Keith Perry (R-8) Yeas (5) Tina Polsky (D-81) Doug Broxson (R-1) Sharon Pritchett (D-102) Senate Judiciary Committee Vote Gary Farmer (D-34) Emily Slosberg (D-91) (February 4, 2020) Anitere Flores (R-39) Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-49) Yeas (6) Jason Pizzo (D-38) Geraldine Thompson (D-44) Dennis Baxley (R-12) David Simmons (R-9) Susan Valdes (D-62) Audrey Gibson (D-6) Barbara Watson (D-107) Travis Hutson (R-7) Nays (0) Clovis Watson (D-20) Jose Javier Rodriguez (D-37) GROWTH MANAGEMENT (OPPOSED) – PASSED CS/CS/SB 410 is a comprehensive growth management bill with several provisions that impact local governments, including but not limited to: requiring cities and counties to adopt new comprehensive plans to include an element for the protection of private property rights, a provision expediting permitting for utilities accessing the public right of way, a provision restricting certain county charter provisions from imposing restrictions on city land use regulations and a provision prohibiting a city from annexing an area within another city jurisdiction without the other city’s consent. CS/CS/SB 410 Travis Cummings (R-18) Tom Leek (R-25) Sponsor: Nick DiCeglie (R-66) MaryLynn Magar (R-82) Keith Perry (R-8) Byron Donalds (R-80) Randy Maggard (R-38) Co-sponsors: Brad Drake (R-5) Amber Mariano (R-36) Community Affairs Committee Wyman Duggan (R-15) Ralph Massullo (R-34) Rules Committee Dane Eagle (R-77) Stan McClain (R-23) Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R-119) Lawrence McClure (R-58) House Floor vote (March 11, 2020) Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R-26) Jose Oliva (R-110) Yeas (71) Randy Fine (R-53) Anika Omphroy (D-95) Vance Aloupis (R-115) Jason Fischer (R-16) Toby Overdorf (R-83) Thad Altman (R-52) Heather Fitzenhagen (R-78) Bobby Payne (R-19) Alex Andrade (R-2) Erin Grall (R-54) Daniel Perez (R-116) Bryan Avila (R-111) James Grant (R-64) Cary Pigman (R-55) Mike Beltran (R-57) Michael Grant (R-75) Scott Plakon (R-29) Chuck Brannan (R-10) Tommy Gregory (R-73) Rene Plasencia (R-50) James Buchanan (R-74) Brett Hage (R-33) Holly Raschein (R-120) Colleen Burton (R-40) Mike Hill (R-1) Paul Renner (R-24) James Bush (D-109) Blaise Ingoglia (R-35) Spencer Roach (R-79) Cord Byrd (R-11) Mike La Rosa (R-42) Will Robinson (R-71) Mike Caruso (R-89) Chip LaMarca (R-93) Ray Rodrigues (R-76)
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