
News & Notes
Growth management bill with local government preemptions dies
A new growth management bill (SB474/HB7129) that was making its way through the
legislative process ultimately died during the last days of session. The highly controversial
bill, opposed by FAC, would have preempted local governments and virtually eliminated
school concurrency. During the final days of session many strike-all amendments
were filed which while making other changes to the bill did not address the concerns FAC
has had with the bill throughout session.
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Despite numerous attempts, County lobbyists stop Expedia Bill
When it was clear the online travel company tax exemption bill would likely
die in the legislative process, many attempts were made by proponents to
amend other bills that were being heard on the House and/or Senate floor. However,
through the vigilance and hard work of the FAC lobbying team and county lobbyists those
attempts failed, ultimately preventing this loss of millions of dollars of revenue to state
and local governments.
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Cuts to County Health Departments drastically reduced
Down from a proposed $30 million reduction, the House and Senate budget conferees
agreed to a $9.28 million reduction to cost based reimbursement rate (CBR) for
County Health Departments. CBR earnings support a substantial portion of the county
health departments’ primary care safety net infrastructure and a $30 million reduction
would have forced many county health departments to restrict or close their clinical care
components. FAC and county lobbyists worked tirelessly on this issue that quickly became
one of FAC’s top priorities.
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