Florida Senate – 2022 SB 4-C
By Senator Bradley
5-00006-22C
A bill to be entitled
An act relating to independent special amending s. 189.0311, F.S.; dissolving independent special districts; authorizing the reestablishment of certain independent special districts; providing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida Section 1. Section 189.0311, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 189.0311 Independent special districts; charter requirements.—
(1) Notwithstanding any general law, special act, or ordinance of a local government to the contrary, any independent spe-cial district charter enacted after September 30, 1989, shall contain the information required by s. 189.031(3). Recognizing that the exclusive charter for a community development district is the statutory charter contained in ss. 190.006-190.041, community development districts established after July 1, 1980, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 190 shall be deemed in compliance with this requirement.
(2) Notwithstanding s. 189.072(2), any independent special district established by a special act prior to the date of ratifica-tion of the Florida Constitution on November 5, 1968, and which was not reestablished, re-ratified, or otherwise reconstitut-ed by a special act or general law after November 5, 1968, is dissolved effective June 1, 2023. An independent special dis-trict affected by this subsection may be reestablished on or after June 1, 2023, pursuant to the requirements and limitations of this chapter.
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
Florida Senate – 2022
SB 4-
