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Superseded — its companion passed SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. CS/CS/CS/SB 1566

Local Government Finances
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Rules; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Community Affairs; DiCeglie
FILED BY
Nick DiCeglie — District 18, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
1/1/2027
COMPANION
CS/CS/HB 1329 — CS/CS/CS/SB 1566 was set aside and its companion carried the policy

Filed under Development & Land Use.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Local Government Finances; Citing this act as the “Local Government Financial Transparency and Accountability Act”; revising the timeframe during which tentative budgets, and the length of time for which final budgets, must be posted on county websites; requiring counties to prepare certain quarterly compensation summaries; revising the length of time for which a public hearing for an amendment to a county budget must be advertised; specifying requirements applicable to local governments and special districts for impact fees adopted or increased after a specified date, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates 10% budget cuts and strict impact fee limits.

Counties and municipalities must hold a workshop to plan a 10% budget reduction for the next fiscal year. This creates a new mandatory exercise for local governments to identify specific strategies to cut spending.

Local governments must post detailed budget summaries and employee compensation data on their websites for at least five years. This extends the previous two-year retention requirement, significantly increasing the volume of public financial data available online.

New or increased impact fees must be based on a ten-year plan-based study. The bill caps the maximum allowable increase at 100 percent, divided equally over a four-year period, preventing sudden large hikes in development charges.

Municipalities must post proposed budget amendments on their official websites five days before adoption. They must also publish a budget development calendar by January 30 each year, ensuring residents have advance notice of financial changes.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory 10% Budget Reduction Exercise majors. 129.03(3)(d)

AICreates a new legal duty for counties and municipalities to hold a workshop and publicly post a plan to cut their next year's budget by 10%.

“identifying strategies to potentially reduce the ensuing fiscal year budget by 10 percent in comparison to the current year budget” bill text, line 122 →
§ 2 Expanded Budget Website Posting Requirements majors. 129.03(3)

AIRequires local governments to post detailed, multi-year budget summaries and compensation data in downloadable formats, extending the required posting duration from two to five years.

“must remain on the website for at least 5 years”
§ 3 Strict Impact Fee Study and Increase Limits majors. 163.31801(4)

AIMandates that new or increased impact fees be based on a 10-year plan-based study and caps the maximum allowable increase at 100% over four years.

“Increase an impact fee rate beyond the phase-in limitations under this paragraph by more than 100 percent divided equally over a 4-year period” bill text, line 399 →
§ 4 Municipal Budget Amendment Posting majors. 166.241(9)(c)

AIMandates that proposed budget amendments be posted on the municipality's or county's website 5 days before adoption.

“The proposed amendment must be posted on the municipality's official website 5 days before the adoption of the amendment.” bill text, line 561 →
§ 5 Municipal Compensation Transparency majors. 166.241(11)

AIRequires municipalities to prepare and post a quarterly summary of compensation for all employees funded by municipal appropriations.

“Each municipality shall prepare a quarterly summary of compensation for all employees funded with appropriations from the municipality.” bill text, line 581 →
§ 6 Impact Fee Refund and Credit Procedure moderates. 163.31801(15)

AIEstablishes a 30-day deadline for local governments to respond to written requests for impact fee refunds or credits, and requires full payment within 30 days of the payor's election.

“A full refund or credit of the impact fee must be provided to the payor within 30 days after the chief administrator receives the payor's written election” bill text, line 467 →
§ 7 Budget Development Calendar moderates. 166.241(12)(b)

AIRequires municipalities to publish a budget development calendar on or before January 30 of each calendar year.

“The budget development calendar must be published on the municipality's official website or the county's official website, as applicable, on or before January 30 of each calendar y” bill text, line 617 →
§ 8 Budget Amendment Retention moderates. 166.241(10)

AIExtends the required retention period for adopted budget amendments on a website from 2 years to 5 years.

“remain on the municipality's website or the county's website, as applicable, for at least 5 years.” bill text, line 573 →
TIMELINE
3/6/2026
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1329 (Ch....
3/6/2026
Substituted CS/CS/HB 1329 -SJ 646
3/6/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 646
3/4/2026
CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
3/4/2026
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
3/4/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/4/2026
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/3/2026
CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
2/26/2026
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and...
2/26/2026
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/26/2026
Now in Rules
2/26/2026
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/25/2026
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and...
2/20/2026
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture,...
2/18/2026
CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
2/13/2026
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and...
2/12/2026
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/10/2026
CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
2/5/2026
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37...
1/22/2026
Introduced
1/16/2026
Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on...
1/9/2026
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 129.03
+14 / −0
s. 129.03
+638 / −25
s. 129.06
+21 / −23
s. 163.3164
+125 / −0
s. 163.3180
+43 / −21
s. 163.31801
+488 / −2
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