Agenda 04/10/2018 Item #11B04/10/2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to accept the attached after-action report for the 2018 Florida legislative session
and provide guidance as preliminary planning begins for the next legislative session.
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OBJECTIVE: To faithfully and effectively pursue the Board’s legislative and administrative priorities
at the State and Federal levels.
CONSIDERATION: Each year, prior to the convening of the State Legislature, staff prepares a
proposed list of State and Federal Legislative and Administrative Priorities for the upcoming year for
consideration and subsequent endorsement by the Board. The State Legislative priorities set the policy
and appropriations goals for the state lobbying team in addition to monitoring and reacting to friendly or
adverse bills.
The Legislature recently adjourned, sine die, on March 11, 2018, and the Governor’s actions on all
remaining bills officially concludes today, April 10, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT: This executive summary has no immediate fiscal impact.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There are no Growth Management Impacts associated with
this Executive Summary.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, raises no legal
issue, and requires majority vote for acceptance. -JAK
RECOMMENDATION: To accept the attached after-action report on the 2018 Florida legislative
session and provide guidance as preliminary planning begins for the next legislative session.
Prepared by:
John Mullins, Government Affairs Manager
Lisa Hurley, Lobbyist, Smith, Bryan & Myers
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. 2018_Legislative_After_Action_PowerPoint_Handout (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 11.B
Doc ID: 5270
Item Summary: Recommendation to accept the attached after-action report for the 2018 Florida
legislative session and provide guidance as preliminary planning begins for the next legislative session.
(John Mullins, Government Affairs Manager)
Meeting Date: 04/10/2018
Prepared by:
Title: – Corporate Business Operations
Name: John Mullins
04/02/2018 2:20 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Executive Manager of Corp Business Ops – County Manager's Office
Name: Tim Durham
04/02/2018 2:20 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 04/02/2018 2:29 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 04/02/2018 3:28 PM
Budget and Management Office Mark Isackson Additional Reviewer Completed 04/02/2018 3:44 PM
County Manager's Office Leo E. Ochs Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 04/03/2018 10:39 AM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 04/10/2018 9:00 AM
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2018 Legislative After Action Report
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April 10, 2018
After-Action
Report
•3,192 bills filed...
•164 of the 200 bills that passed were considered and amended on
the House and/or Senate floors in the last week of session.
•462 passed their first chamber…
•200 were sent to the Governor.
•46% of bills that passed one house failed to get out of the
other chamber.
•There were 509 bills on the County tracking list.
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•HB 141, containing a one-year extension of toll revenue reimbursement
for the MM63 Public Safety Center – PASSED
•Workers compensation reform – PULLED by request of business community
•Emergency shelter registration lists public records exemption – DIED
•Making texting while driving a primary offense – DIED
•Housing Trust Funds – Raided by $185 million, leaving $109 million for affordable
housing.
(Senator Passidomo’s bill to prohibit such raids was never heard in the Senate.)
•$101 million provided for Florida Forever land conservation, including $87
million for land acquisition, $6 million for local recreational development, and
$5.8 million for Rural and Family Lands.
(Most money appropriated for this purpose in a decade.)
•$50 million for beach restoration, with an additional $11 million for dune and
beach damage caused by Hurricane Irma.
•$76 million for Visit Florida. (Governor Scott had requested $100 million.)
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•Goodland Drive Resiliency –Rep. Rommel & Sen. Passidomo
•Golden Gate City Outfall System Enhancement Program (Phase II) –Sen. Passidomo
•Bayshore Gateway Triangle Waterline/Fire Suppression Improvements –Sen. Passidomo
•Naples Park Area/Basin Infrastructure (Phase III) –Rep. Rommel & Sen. Passidomo
•Lake Trafford Pathways –Rep. Donalds & Sen. Passidomo – PASSED IN FINAL BUDGET
•West Goodlette Frank Rd. Septic/Sewer/Stormwater –Rep. Rommel & Senator Passidomo
PASSED IN HOUSE BUDGET / DIED IN CONFERENCE
•Griffin Road Area Stormwater Improvement Project –Sen. Passidomo
•Economic Incubators Inc: Immokalee Post-Irma Recovery & Infrastructure:
Request of $5.75 million was not selected by the Appropriations Chairs for inclusion in
the budget.
•State Veterans’ Nursing Home for Collier County:
A very informative meeting was held with Colonel Glenn Sutphin, Executive Director of
FDVA, prompting County staff to begin initial site evaluation / local funding potentials.
•Roberts Ranch – Home Stabilization and Rehabilitation:
Final budget appropriation for the Special Categories Grant was $2.9 million in final
budget agreement – approximately $1 million short of being able to reach Roberts
Ranch at #9 on the Florida Historical Commission’s annual grant recommendations list.
•Lobbyists supported Secretary of State Ken Detzner’s efforts to increase appropriation total.
•House budget for this line started at $17 million; Senate budget was set at $0.
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•Fracking
•Medical Marijuana
•Millage Rates
•Licensing & Permitting
•Clerk of the Court Funding
•Mental Health & Substance Abuse Program Funding Opioids and safe schools garnered extra funding…
•CRAs
•Home Rule
•Changes to MPOs… Initially prevented entirety of the BCC to participate, died after many tweaks…
•Impact Fees… Amended to collection at the building permit stage, but died in final days…
•Affordable Housing… Died in the final hours…
•Blue Star… Wastewater program amended into Environmental Regulation bill that passed…
•TDT Infrastructure… Use of proceeds on infrastructure applicable to the tourist attraction passed as part of the Taxation Package…
•Discretionary Sales Tax Referendum Audit… Audit prior to referendum on programs benefitting. Amended into tax bill on the last day of session and passed…
•Justice Reform… SB 1392 passed with adult and juvenile provisions and data gathering…
•Travel Authorization… House and Senate bills mandating approval by governing body prior to a trip died….
•Human Trafficking… Died. Resurrected in final hours. Died again...
•Coastal Management… Passed Senate; died immediately in the House…
•Disaster Bills… Nursing Home & AL Generator Rules, Pets, Tax Holiday all passed…
•Public Safety… Addressing the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy passed…
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