Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 4097

Manatee County

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Conerly

FILED BY

William Conerly — District 72, Republican [search donations]

EFFECTIVE

upon becoming a law

DIED IN

Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

OFFICIAL RECORD

flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4097

Filed under Local Government.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Manatee County; Removes provisions relating to Manatee County Free Public Library Act.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED

Repeals Manatee County's Free Public Library Act chapters.

Repeals three earlier special acts -- chapters 71-760, 79-504, and 81-429, Laws of Florida -- that together made up the Manatee County Free Public Library Act.

The repeal takes effect immediately once this act becomes law, with no transition period, referendum, or replacement provision specified for the library system those chapters once governed.

KEY PROVISIONS

§ 1 Repeal of Manatee County's library act chapters major

AIRepeals chapters 71-760, 79-504, and 81-429, Laws of Florida, which together made up the Manatee County Free Public Library Act, removing those special acts from Florida law entirely.

“Chapters 71-760, 79-504, and 81-429, Laws of Florida, are repealed.” bill text, line 9 →

TIMELINE

3/13/2026

Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

1/15/2026

Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

1/15/2026

Referred to State Affairs Committee

1/15/2026

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

1/13/2026

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

1/9/2026

Filed