Orange County’s 2011 Legislative Wrap-up Presentation to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners June 7, 2011

Orange County’s 2011 Legislative Wrap-up

Presentation to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners

June 7, 2011

Orange County Legislative Team:

Graciela Noriega Jacoby – Chief of Staff

Linda Weinberg – Deputy County Administrator

Eric Gassman – Chief Accountability Officer

Chris Testerman – Director of Government Relations

Mark Jeffries – Public Affairs Director

Emmanuel Tormes – Special Assistant to the Mayor/Liaison to Legislative Delegation

26 Division Legislative Liaisons

2011 Legislative Session


Orange County Lobbying Team:

Mark Jeffries

Johnson & Blanton Government Consultants

Capitol Hill Group


Presentation Outline: Overview

State Budget

Legislative Priorities

Other Issues


Presentation Outline:

Overview

State Budget


Other Issues


Overview Bill Statistics

2186 Bills Filed/295 Passed

177 Presented to Governor

154 Bills Signed by Governor

0 Bill Became Law Without Signature

5 Bills Vetoed

18 Bills Pending in Governor’s office

118 Bills not yet delivered to Governor



Overview

State Budget Legislative Priorities

Other Issues


State Budget

2007/08 Budget - $72 billion

2008/09 Budget - $66.2 billion



2011/12 Budget - $ 69.7 billion $ 615 million vetoed


Presentation Outline: Overview State Budget

Legislative Priorities Other Issues

Legislative Priorities: Tax Abatement for Economic

Development – HB 287 – Support Referendum to approve 10 year

authority Expands eligibility to include QTI

business categories Separate ordinance for each exemption

Up to 10 years, no renewal Allows for written agreement and

performance terms Allows for partial or complete revocation Passed


Legislative Priorities: Clean Tech/Renewable Energy Policy

Enhancement -- Support

State Energy Office– HB 7215 Transfers responsibilities of State Energy

Office to Department of Agriculture Combined with Office of Water

Coordination to become Office of Energy and Water

Passed

Florida Energy and Climate Change Commission – SB 2156

Eliminated office, certain duties to other departments

Passed


Legislative Priorities:

Revenue Caps (“TABOR/Smart Cap”) – SJR 958 – Monitor

Proposed Constitutional Amendment on November 2012 Ballot

Revenues limited to FY 2013-2014 plus an annual adjustment for growth

Legislature or voters can vote to exceed cap

Amended to affect State revenues only

Passed


Legislative Priorities: Prescription Drug Monitoring

Program – HB 7095 – Support Bans physician dispensing of Schedule II and III

controlled substances (with exceptions) Requires pharmacy permit to dispense

Schedule II and III (July 2012) Strengthens penalties for standards of care

violations (Min. 6-month suspension, $10k fine)

3rd Degree Felony: Illegal dispensing Fraudulent registration as a pain-management

clinic Filing falsified credentialing reports to DOH



DJJ Cost Sharing Improvements – SB 2000 (Proviso) – Support

Establishes direct correlation between TF balance and non-participation

No extra costs to participating counties

FAC/DJJ work group to recommend funding alternatives for local operation

Passed


Legislative Priorities: DJJ Alternatives/Local County DJJ

Option – SB 2112 – Support

Exempts local option counties from paying into DJJ cost share system

Allows regional efforts

Exempts certain DJJ oversight by meeting specific criteria

Passed



DJJ Alternatives/Juvenile Civil Citations – HB 997 – Support

Allows for civil citation program alternative to custody

Assessment of up to 50 hours of community service and attendance in intervention services

Custody required for non-completion

Passed



Legislative Priorities: Affordable Housing TF Cap Repeal

– HB 639 – Support Repeals cap on Sadowski Fund Prohibits spending on new construction

until July 2012 Allows surplus funds investment by local

housing authorities Provides targeted special needs assistance Contractor preference for highest job

creation rates Passed


Legislative Priorities: Preserve Local Fertilizer

Regulation – HB 7215 – Support

Provides fertilizer regulation authority to DACS

Grandfathers county regulations on sale as of January 1, 2011 regulations

Passed


Legislative Priorities: Florida Retirement System – SB 2100

3% Employee contribution Service after July 1, 2011 eliminated from COLA

formula Employees hired after July 1, 2011

Average final compensation = 8 highest years

Vesting after 8 years Retirement age:

65 years or 33 years of service Special Risk – age 60 or 30 years of

service DROP interest rate = 1.3% if enrolled after July

1, 2011 Passed


Legislative Priorities: Property Assessment/Homestead

Exemption – HB 381/HB 1163 – Monitor

Proposed Constitutional Amendment Eliminates SOH 3% recapture if just

value decreases 5 percent non-homestead

assessment cap Additional 50% 1st time buyer

exemption (nonschool levies) Passed


Online Hotel Room Sales/TDT – HB 493 & SB 376 – Oppose

Failed

Pre-Trial Supervised Release – HB 1379 & SB 372/1398 – Oppose

Failed



2% Aggregate Tax Caps – PCB 4 by House F&T Committee -- Oppose

No Action

Ex-Offender Re-Entry: SB 1390, 917, 1334 – Monitor

Failed




Support ERP Delegation to Counties – HB 991

Required state delegation for counties to regulate stormwater & wetlands

Required application by June 1, 2012

Required DEP decision within one year

Failed


Rental Car Surcharge – Support

No Action

Develop Sustainable Transportation Funding Sources – Support

No Action




Mitigate Federal Numeric Nutrient Criteria Rulemaking Costs – HB 239 – Support

Failed

Secondary Metals Market – SB 1528, SB 622 – Support

Failed



Red Light Cameras Repeal – HB 4087 & SB 672 – Oppose

Failed

Distracted Driving -- HB 79, SB 80, 158, SB 1418 – Support

Failed

Legislative Priorities: Clean Tech/Renewable Energy Policy Enhancement -- Support

Renewable Energy/Conservation– SB 2078

Required utility to purchase customers’ excess energy from rooftop solar collectors

Provided for utility recovery of renewable energy costs

Required free energy audit for commercial customers

Failed




Overview

State Budget


Other Issues


Medicaid Reform – HB 7107/7109 Moves recipients into managed care

plans

11 regions statewide

No county share cost increase

Needs federal approval

Passed


Value Adjustment Boards – HB 281 Requires 75% ad valorem payment prior

to April 1 when challenging assessment Requires 100% non-ad valorem payment Requires “good faith” payment for

classification/ exemption/substantially complete challenge

12% interest rate for losing side Passed


Elections – HB 1355 Allows 8 early voting days, up to 12 hours

per day Requires 3rd party submission of voter

registration within 48 hours Requires listing of current polling place on

voter registration card after August 1, 2012 Reduces “shelf life” of citizen initiative

petitions from 4 years to 2 years Allows county-wide petition gathering for

county offices for 2012

Passed


Property Rights/Bert Harris Act – HB 701

Sovereign immunity waived for the Act Temporary impact longer than one year

may constitute “inordinate burden” 1-year statute of limitations begins at

formal denial of request or 1st enactment of regulation and mailing of notice

Claim notification period changed from 180 days to 150 days

Passed


Impact Fees – SB 410

Reenacts 2009 HB 227 Litigation

Burden of proof on government increased when challenged

Retroactive to June 1, 2009

Passed


Vacation Rentals – HB 883 Reclassifies resort condominiums

and resort dwellings as “Vacation Rentals‟

Preempts local regulations based solely on classification, use or occupancy

Existing regulations grandfathered

Passed


Consolidation of Local Expressways – SB 2152

Transferred OOCEA to Florida Turnpike Enterprise

Issue Failed

Wekiva Parkway Amendment – HB 1363

Required Florida Turnpike Enterprise to build Wekiva Parkway

OOCEA $50 million annual payment for 35 years

Split Wekiva revenues after 2146 Failed


Septic Tank Inspection Program Repeal– HB 13 & SB 1698

Failed, but….

Sales Tax Rebate for Performing Arts Center – HB 955 & SB 2008

Failed


Proposed Constitutional Amendments

HJR 7111 – Court System Reforms SJR 2 – Mandatory Health Care Coverage HJR 381 – Non-homestead Assessments SJR 592 – Disabled Veterans’ Property

Tax Discount SJR 958 – State Revenue Limitation HJR 1179 – State Abortion Funding Ban HJR 1471 – State Funds/Religious

Identity


Coming Events: Legislative/Congressional

Redistricting Hearings June – August

Legislative Committee Meetings September-December

2012 Legislative Session – Jan. 10 – March 9


Legislative/Congressional Redistricting Hearings June – August

July 12 – Daytona Beach – News Journal Center at Daytona State College

221 N Beach St # 100, Daytona Beach, FL

6 pm – 9 pm



July 13 – The Villages – Colony Cottage Recreation Center

1000 Lake Sumter Landing, The Villages, FL

8 am – 12 pm



July 27 – Orlando – Bob Carr Performing Arts Center

401 W Livingston St, Orlando, FL

2 pm – 4 pm, 6 pm – 8 pm



July 28 – Melbourne – Brevard County Commission Chamber

2725 Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, FL 10 am – 1 pm


www.floridaredistricting.org


2011 Sales Tax Holiday August 12-14, 2011

Tax breaks on: Clothing items up to $75 School supplies up to $15.

Orange County’s 2011 Legislative Wrap-up

Presentation to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners

June 7, 2011

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Orange County’s 2011 Legislative Wrap-up Presentation to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners June 7, 2011