PROVIDED SUMMARY
Plantation Acres Improvement District, Broward County; Provides that Plantation Acres Improvement District, independent special district, shall become dependent district of City of Plantation; provides that assets, liabilities, financial allocations, & written contracts of independent district remain in full force & effect & shall be those of dependent district; provides that city council & city mayor shall assume offices of board of supervisors of dependent district; provides that resolutions & policies of independent district remain in effect until amended, revised, or repealed by city; requires adoption of provisions under certain circumstances; provides for dissolution of district as independent special district; provides transition; requires referendum.
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Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATED
Converts Plantation Acres district to a City of Plantation dependent district.
Residents lose independent district governance; the city council and mayor assume the board of supervisors role.
The district's existing contracts, assets, and liabilities transfer to the city without interruption.
A stand-alone referendum must pass for the conversion to take effect on October 1, 2026.
The independent district is dissolved, and its special acts become city ordinances.
KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1
Conversion to Dependent District
majors. 1
AIThe Plantation Acres Improvement District loses its independent status and becomes a dependent district of the City of Plantation.
“shall become a dependent district of the City of Plantation on the effective date of this act”
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§ 2
Repeal of Special Acts
majors. 1(1)
AIAll existing special acts creating the district are repealed, and their provisions become city ordinances.
“are repealed, and their provisions shall become ordinances of the City of Plantation”
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§ 3
Assumption of Governance
majors. 1(3)
AIThe City of Plantation council and mayor assume the offices of the district's board of supervisors.
“members of the city council and the mayor of the City of Plantation assume the offices of the board of supervisors”
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§ 4
Dissolution of Independent District
majors. 2(2)
AIThe independent special district is dissolved, and it may not incur new debt or obligations after October 1, 2026.
TIMELINE
7/1/2026
Chapter No. 2026-215
6/8/2026
Approved by Governor
5/27/2026
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/11/2026
Ordered enrolled
3/11/2026
Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 792
3/11/2026
Read 3rd time -SJ 792
3/11/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 792
3/11/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/11/2026
Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 785
3/9/2026
Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26
2/25/2026
Referred to Rules
2/25/2026
Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
2/25/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/19/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2/10/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/10/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
2/10/2026
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2/10/2026
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
2/6/2026
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/2/2026
Now in State Affairs Committee
2/2/2026
Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
2/2/2026
Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
1/29/2026
Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
1/28/2026
Now in Ways & Means Committee
1/28/2026
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1/28/2026
Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1/26/2026
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2026
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1/12/2026
Referred to State Affairs Committee
1/12/2026
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
1/12/2026
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
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