VAB Agenda 02/10/2020 Item # 3A2 j(HB 881) ITEM 3A2
Florida Legislative
Session 2020 —
Proposed Bills
HB 881
FLORIDA HOUSE O F REPRESENTATIVES
HB 881 2020
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to a special election; providing for a
3 special election to be held on August 18, 2020,
4 pursuant to Section 5, Article XI of the State
5 Constitution, for the approval or rejection by the
6 electors of this state of amendments to the State
7 Constitution, proposed by joint resolution, relating
8 to an ad valorem tax discount for spouses of certain
9 deceased veterans who had permanent, combat-related
10 disabilities, the transfer of the ad valorem tax
11 discount to another permanent residence of the
12 surviving spouse under specified conditions, and an
13 effective date if such amendments are adopted;
14 providing for publication of notice and election
15 procedures; providing a contingent effective date.
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17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19 Section 1 . Pursuant to Section 5, Article XI of the State
20 Constitution, there shall be a special election on August 18,
21 2020, to be held concurrently with other statewide elections
22 held on that date, if any, at which there shall be submitted to
23 the electors of this state for approval or rejection the
24 amendments to the State Constitution proposed in House Joint
25 Resolution 877, 2020 Regular Session, or a similar joint
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26 resolution having substantially the same specific intent and
27 purpose.
28 Section 2 . Publication of notice shall be in accordance
29 with Section 5, Article XI of the State Constitution. The
30 special election shall be held in the same manner in which other
31 special elections are held.
32 Section 3 . This act shall take effect upon becoming a law,
33 if enacted by a vote of at least three-fourths of the membership
34 of each house of the Legislature and if House Joint Resolution
35 877, 2020 Regular Session, or a similar joint resolution having
36 substantially the same specific intent and purpose, is adopted
37 by both houses of the Legislature .
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