# Florida HB 1329: Local Government Finances Florida HB 1329, Local Government Finances, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Yvette Benarroch (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-25 (Chapter No. 2026-161); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1329-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1329 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Local Government Finances - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-06-25, Chapter No. 2026-161 - Sponsor: Yvette Benarroch (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, State Administration Budget Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (203 yes, 47 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Development fee payors get refund deadlines: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Florida entities collecting impact fees must answer written overpayment requests within 30 days. They must approve or deny each request in writing. After approval, the payor has 30 days from receiving the response to choose a refund or credit. The entity must provide the… - Residents can see local employee pay: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Florida counties and municipalities must post quarterly reports showing employee names, job titles, and salaries. Reports cover every employee paid with county or municipal appropriations. County reports must be downloadable; municipalities without websites must send thei… - Residents get clearer local budget records: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Florida counties and municipalities must post downloadable tentative budgets at least 5 days before budget hearings. Tentative budgets must stay online at least 45 days; final budgets must be posted within 30 days and remain at least 5 years. Tentative, adopted tentative,… - Local governments must explore budget cuts: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Florida counties and municipalities must hold workshops exploring a 10% reduction from the current year's budget. The exercise must protect essential public services and legal obligations. It must happen at least 14 days before final budget adoption. Local governments mus… - Local infrastructure tax reference gets updated: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, the law updates the legal reference for public facilities eligible for local infrastructure sales-tax funding. Counties, municipalities, and school districts must use that revised reference when deciding which infrastructure costs qualify. This provision does not specify… - Large development fee increases face limits: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, local governments and districts can exceed usual impact-fee phase-in limits only through an extra approval process. They need a plan-based need study completed within the previous 12 months, using local data no more than 4 years old. The study must state capacity standard… - Local budget calendars carry court limits: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Florida counties and municipalities must publish next-year budget calendars by January 30 each year. When practical, calendars must list budget requests, taxable-value timing, workshops, hearings, and the required budget-reduction exercise. Municipalities without websites… - Local development fees need updated studies: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, the law sets study rules for impact fees adopted or increased after July 1, 2026. Impact fees are one-time development charges for needed infrastructure. Local governments, school districts, and special districts must use plan-based studies showing the need for fees. Stud… - Local transportation funding options and deadlines: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, local governments ending transportation concurrency can choose alternative transportation funding systems, including impact fees. Concurrency links development approval to transportation capacity. Governments do not have to replace transportation impact fees with a mobili… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Yvette Benarroch (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee - Cosponsor: State Affairs Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 87 | 19 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 82 | 28 | | ## Actions (50) - 2026-06-25: Chapter No. 2026-161 - 2026-06-24: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-15: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-12: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (House) - 2026-03-12: CS passed as amended; YEAS 87, NAYS 19 (House) - 2026-03-12: Amendment 399106 Concur (House) - 2026-03-12: Added to Senate Message List (House) - 2026-03-06: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-06: CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 652 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 3rd time -SJ 652 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Amendment(s) adopted (399106) -SJ 647 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 647 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1566 -SJ 647 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 646 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-04: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-04: CS passed as amended; YEAS 82, NAYS 28 (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-04: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: Amendment 863021 adopted (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-26: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-26: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-26: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-26: Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-12: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-12: Reported out of State Administration Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-12: Favorable by State Administration Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-10: Added to State Administration Budget Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-02-09: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-09: Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-09: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-09: Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-06: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-06: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-05: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-03: PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-15: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-09: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2027-01-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/er/PDF) - e2, 2026-03-13: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/e2/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-04: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/e1/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/er/PDF) - [e2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/e2/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1329/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1329-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).