PRIORITY BILL
|
|
PRIORITY BILL
|
| As
promised, Honorable Representative Jerry Melvin prefiled HB
887 on 01/11/02. We are deeply humbled to have this prominent member
of the HOUSE in our corner. The best we can do, at this time, is to thank
Representative Melvin in this public way on behalf of our members, friends
and other Citizens that will join us in this effort.
Sir, thank you very much! Seeking meaningful reform is not an easy goal but we know it is worthwhile because the time has come and remedies sought that will affect millions of Citizens in our State. We are at a clear and unambiguous crossroad heading into the Legislative session of 2002. The Dean of the HOUSE has spoken. The trumpet has sounded and the drums are beating. Will our |
|
| message have a resounding
affect? It's up to our members, friends and the many other Citizens unsatisfied
with the current state of affairs.
To the Dean of the HOUSE we applaud your willingness to endorse our proposal and the time and effort spent to assist us to reach this objective. Thank you very much. We've highlighted the bill number (see below ) to enable members, friends and visitors to access and review the Legislative format; current status and the actual bill in .html or .pdf format. In addition, a copy of the bill, as currently written, is included below for a quick and easy reference. If you want to support our efforts and
help to achieve long over-due reform, please join us and help to pass this
bill with flying colors!
Click on Banner to read! |
H887 (Companion Bill
SB 1484 Senator Clary ) GENERAL BILL by
House Representative
Jerry Melvin (CO-SPONSORS) Baxley; Kravitz;
Wiles
Mandated Property Reform Task Force;
establishes Mandated Property Reform Task Force; provides for
appointment of members & organization of task force; specifies
duties; provides for reports; provides for termination. APPROPRIATION:
$100,000. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law
01/11/02 HOUSE
Prefiled
01/21/02 HOUSE
Referred to State Administration (SGC); Fiscal Policy &
Resources (FRC); Fiscal Responsibility Council
01/22/02 HOUSE
Introduced, referred to State Administration (SGC);
Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Fiscal Responsibility Council
02/05/02 HOUSE
On Committee agenda-- State Administration (SGC),
02/07/02, 8:00 am, 306-
02/07/02 HOUSE
Favorable by State Administration (SGC)
YEAS 4 NAYS 0
--
Preliminary
02/08/02 HOUSE
Now in Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC)02/12/02
HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC)
02/14/02, 3:30 pm, 214-C
02/14/02 HOUSE
Favorable by Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC)
YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -- Preliminary
02/18/02 HOUSE
Now in Fiscal Responsibility Council
03/22/2002
- H Died in Council on Fiscal Responsibility Council
By House Representative Jerry Melvin (CO-SPONSORS) Baxley; Kravitz ; Wiles
1
A bill to be entitled
2
An act relating to real property reform:
3
establishing the Mandated Property Reform Task
4
Force; providing for appointment of members and
5
organization of the task force; specifying
6
duties; providing for reports; providing for
7
termination; providing an appropriation;
8
providing an effective date.
9
10 Be It Enacted by
the Legislature of the State of Florida:
11
12
Section 1. Mandated Property Reform Task Force;
13 membership;
duties. --
14 (1)
The Mandated Property Reform Task Force is
15 established and
shall review and recommend appropriate changes
16 to the laws of
this state affecting land sales, exemptions,
17 and mandatory
homeowners' associations and disclosure laws
18 related to adult
and residential subdivisions. The task force
19 shall issue recommendations
in its preliminary and final
20 reports to the
Governor and the Legislature by the dates
21 specified in subsection
( 5 ) . The Senate Regulated Industries
22 Committee and
the House Committee on Judicial Oversight shall
23 provide administrative
staff for the task force. The task
24 force shall consist
of the follwing members, who shall be
25 appointed by July
1, 2002 :
26 (a)
Eleven members to be appointed by the Governor.
27 (b)
Five members to be appointed by the President of
28 the Senate.
29 (c)
Five members to be appointed by the Speaker of the
30 House of
Representatives.
31
1
CODING: Words stricken
are deletions; words underlined are additions.
1 (d)
A representative from the Attorney General's
2 office.
3 (e)
Twelve members representing homeowners' rights and
4 consumer
interests who shall be selected from a pool of
5 candidates
solicited for appointment by the Governor, the
6 President
of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
7 Representatives,
six of whom shall be appointed by the
8 Governor,
three of whom shall be appointed by the President of
9 the Senate,
and three of whom shall be appointed by the
10 Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
11 (f)
Five members of the Legislature who shall be ex
12 officio, nonvoting members
of the task force, appointed as
13 follows:
14 1.
Three Senators, to be appointed by the President of
15 the Senate, one of whom
is a member of the Senate Agriculture
16 and Consumer Services
Committee, one of whom is a member of
17 the Senate Judiciary
Committee, and one of whom is a member of
18 the Senate Regulated
Industries Committee.
19 2.
Two Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker
20 of the House of Representatives,
one of whom is a member of
21 the House Committee
on Business Regulation and one of whom is
22 a member of the House
Committee on Judicial Oversight.
23 (2)
(a) Selection of task force members shall be made
24 in a manner which ensures
a fair and balanced representation
25 from the industry sector
and consumer advocates with a
26 substantial public record
of endeavors on behalf of
27 homeowners' rights and
consumer interests.
28 (b)
Each appointed member of the task force shall
29 serve at the pleasure
of the appointing official. A vacancy on
30 the task force shall
be filled in the same manner as the
31 original appointment.
2
CODING: Words stricken
are deletions; words underlined are additions.
1 (c).
The task force shall elect a chair from among its members
2 members.
3 (d)
Members of the task force shall serve without
4 compensation
but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem
5 and travel
expenses incurred in the performance of their
6 duties as
provided in s. 112.061, Florida Statutes.
7 (3)
The task force shall hold its organizational
8 meeting by
August 1, 2002, and thereafter shall meet as
9 scheduled
at the time and place designated by the chair. A
10 majority of the members
of the task force constitutes a
11 quorum, and a quorum
is necessary for the purpose of
12 conducting officiall
business of the task force. The task force
13 shall use accepted rules
of procedure to conducts its meetings
14 and shall keep a complete
record of each meeting.
15 (4)
The task force shall evaluate the changes and
16 additions, if any, to those
laws which may be appropriate to
17 protect the interests of consumers
and property owners on
18 matters including, but not
limited to, control of the
19 homeowners' association's
operations, management and
20 maintenance, disclosure of
financial reports by developers or
21 owners, disclosure of all
governing documents governing the
22 real property, penalties for
non-compliance, oversight and
23 funding for such protection
of interests, alternative dispute
24 resolution, and assistance
in the formulation of rules to
25 implement enforcement.
26 (5)
(a) By February 1, 2003, the task force shall
27 submit a preliminary report
to the Governor, the President of
28 the Senate, and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
29 (b)
By February 1, 2004, the task force shall submit a
30 final report to the Governor,
the President of the Senate, and
31 the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
3
CODING: Words stricken
are deletions; words underlined are additions.
1 (6)
This act is repealed and the task force is
2 terminated June
30, 2004.
3
Section 2. The sum of $100.000 is appropriated from
4 the General revenue
Fund to the office of Legislative services
5 for the purpose
of paying administrative expenses and funding
6 contracts necessary
to carry out the provisions of this act.
7
Section 3. This act shall take effect upom becoming a
8 law.
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
4
CODING: Words stricken
are deletions; words underlined are additions.
1
*****************************************************************
2
HOUSE SUMMARY
3
4 Establishes
the Mandated Property Reform Task Force to
5 review
and recommend appropriate changes to state laws
6 affecting
land sales, exemptions and disclosure laws related to
7 adult
and residential subdivisions.
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
5
CODING: Words stricken
are deletions; words underlined are additions.
