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IntroducedJan 07, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 25, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
Palm Beach County; Provides that municipal service taxing unit whose primary purpose is to provide fire rescue & emergency medical services to residents in unincorporated areas of county remains service provider for specified length of time to real properties that are annexed into municipality; provides that geographical boundaries of municipal service taxing unit shall contract following annexation; prohibits Palm Beach County from levying ad valorem taxes through municipal service taxing unit on annexed real properties following annexation; requires annexing municipality to pay county annual service price for up to specified length of time; provides that county, through municipal service taxing unit, remains authority having jurisdiction & may continue to collect certain fees from annexed real properties; provides for transfer of services to annexing municipality & cessation of county jurisdiction to collect fees; provides circumstances under which such transfer & cessation may not occur; requires good faith discussions & negotiations between annexing municipality & county regarding transition of services & expenditure of assets for capital & operational purposes in areas proposed to be annexed; authorizes annexing municipality & county to enter into agreement on length of time for provision of county services, retention of county jurisdiction regarding fees, & annual service price payments; provides conflict resolution procedure in event annexing municipality & county do not enter interlocal agreement.
Summary
Comments on HB 4071
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- State Affairs Committeeprimary


Votes
YES: 116
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Franklin
- Partington
- Anderson
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Antone
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Plasencia
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Rayner
- Barnaby
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Bartleman
- Gottlieb
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Black
- Harris
- Salzman
- Blanco
- Hart-Lowman
- Sapp
- Booth
- Hinson
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Steele
- Campbell
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- Trabulsy
- Chambliss
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- McFarland
- Woodson
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Michael
- Yeager
- Driskell
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Dunkley
- Nix
- Edmonds
- Nixon
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Received
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- In Messages
- Referred to Rules
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment 830687 adopted
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
- Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
- Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
- Now in State Affairs Committee
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Now in Ways & Means Committee
- Jan 26, 2026 | House
- Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Referred to Ways & Means Committee
- Referred to State Affairs Committee
- Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Jan 07, 2026 | House
- Filed
