# Florida HB 4029: Hillsborough County Charter Florida HB 4029, Hillsborough County Charter, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Michael Owen (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Chapter No. 2026-197) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4029-2026 - 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 4029 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Hillsborough County Charter - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-02 - Last action: 2026-07-01, Chapter No. 2026-197 - Sponsor: Michael Owen (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriation, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Government Operations Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (123 yes, 26 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Term limits apply across commission districts: cost, low. Subject to referendum approval, the law applies the consecutive-term limit across commission districts. Someone who serves more than 6 years in two consecutive terms cannot be elected to the next term. Time the person could have served, except for resignation, also counts. Candidates must be U.S. c… - County auditor oversight and appointment rules: mixed, low. Subject to referendum approval, appointing or removing the internal auditor requires a majority plus one of the full commission. The auditor reports directly to the board, follows professional audit standards, and has access to all county employees and records. The auditor must be a certified publi… - District signature rules for charter petitions: mixed, low. Subject to referendum approval, charter petitions must circulate in every commission district. Signatures must equal 8% of votes cast countywide in the last presidential election. They must also equal 8% of that election's votes in each of at least half the districts. Each petition must cover one s… - Local voters serve on charter reviews: mixed, low. Subject to referendum approval, each commissioner appoints 2 district voters to the Charter Review Board; elected officials cannot serve. The first review board is appointed within 2 years after the charter takes effect, then every 5 years. Members serve unpaid 1-year terms with professional and cl… - More district seats for Hillsborough voters: mixed, low. All charter changes described here require majority voter approval in the November 3, 2026 Hillsborough County referendum. The law expands the commission from 7 to 9 members, all elected by voters in their own single-member districts. The board grows to 11 when a federal decennial census shows at l… - New district maps and election schedules: mixed, low. Subject to referendum approval, the commission must create nearly equal-population districts by October 1, 2027, using the latest decennial census. After each federal decennial census, it must redraw districts within 120 days after certification. Boundary descriptions require four weeks of publicat… - New rules for county executive leaders: mixed, low. Subject to referendum approval, appointing the county administrator or attorney requires a majority plus one of the full commission. Removal requires that same vote, or a full-board majority at each of two regular meetings 13–28 days apart. The full-time administrator needs a related master's degre… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael Owen (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 87 | 26 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-07-01: Chapter No. 2026-197 - 2026-06-08: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-27: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-11: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-11: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-11: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 788 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time -SJ 788 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 788 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 785 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-12: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Passed; YEAS 87, NAYS 26 (House) - 2026-02-11: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-11: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-05: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026) (House) - 2026-02-03: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: Favorable by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-29: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-29: Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-29: Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-27: Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-14: Now in Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-14: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-14: Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-12: Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-12-12: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-12: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-12-12: Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-12: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-02: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4029/BillText/er/PDF) - Filed, 2025-12-02: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4029/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (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 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/2026/4029/BillText/er/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4029/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [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 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-HB4029-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).