Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H4071: Palm Beach County
Status: Chaptered, July 1, 2026
Provides that municipal service taxing unit whose primary purpose is to provide fire rescue & emergency medical services to residents in unincorporated areas of county remains service provider for specified length of time to real properties that are annexed into municipality; provides that geographical boundaries of municipal service taxing unit shall contract following annexation; prohibits Palm Beach County from levying ad valorem taxes through municipal service taxing unit on annexed real properties following annexation; requires annexing municipality to pay county annual service price for up to specified length of time; provides that county, through municipal service taxing unit, remains authority having jurisdiction & may continue to collect certain fees from annexed real properties; provides for transfer of services to annexing municipality & cessation of county jurisdiction to collect fees; provides circumstances under which such transfer & cessation may not occur; requires good faith discussions & negotiations between annexing municipality & county regarding transition of services & expenditure of assets for capital & operational purposes in areas proposed to be annexed; authorizes annexing municipality & county to enter into agreement on length of time for provision of county services, retention of county jurisdiction regarding fees, & annual service price payments; provides conflict resolution procedure in event annexing municipality & county do not enter interlocal agreement.
What the bill says
An act relating to Palm Beach County; providing that a municipal service taxing unit whose primary purpose is to provide fire rescue and emergency medical services to residents in unincorporated areas of the county remains the service provider for a specified length of time to real properties that are annexed into a municipality; providing that the geographical boundaries of the municipal service taxing unit shall contract following the annexation under certain circumstances…
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
An act relating to Palm Beach County; providing that a municipal service taxing unit whose primary purpose is to provide fire rescue and emergency medical services to residents in unincorporated areas of the county remains the service provider for a specified length of time to real properties that are annexed into a municipality; providing that the geographical boundaries of the municipal service taxing unit shall contract following the annexation under certain circumstances; prohibiting Palm Beach County from levying ad valorem taxes through the municipal service taxing unit on annexed real properties following the annexation; requiring the annexing municipality to pay the county an annual service price for up to a specified length of time; providing that the county, through the municipal service taxing unit, remains the authority having jurisdiction and may continue to collect certain fees from annexed real properties; providing for transfer of services to the annexing municipality and the cessation of the county jurisdiction to collect fees; providing circumstances under which such transfer and cessation may not occur; requiring good faith discussions and negotiations between the annexing municipality and the county words underlined are additions. hb4071 -02-er FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 4071, Engrossed 1 2026 Legislature regarding the transition of services and the expenditure of assets for capital and operational purposes in the areas proposed to be annexed; authorizing the …
Sponsors
- Snyder, John (R, HD-086) · primary sponsor
- Long (D, 90)
Latest actions
- : Chapter No. 2026-216
- : Approved by Governor
- : Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- : Ordered enrolled
- : In Messages
- : CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 792
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 792
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 792
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- : Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 785
Votes
- Senate: H 4071 e1 (March 11, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: H 4071 c1 (February 25, 2026): 116 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 10, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 10, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Ways & Means Committee (February 2, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Ways & Means Committee (February 2, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H4071?
- H4071 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Palm Beach County.
- What does H4071 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to Palm Beach County; providing that a municipal service taxing unit whose primary purpose is to provide fire rescue and emergency medical services to residents in unincorporated areas of the county remains the service provider for a specified length of time to real properties that are annexed into a municipality; providing that the geographical boundaries of the municipal service taxing unit shall contract following the annexation under certain circumstances…
- What is the status of H4071?
- Chaptered as of July 1, 2026. Latest action: Chapter No. 2026-216 (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4071?
- Snyder, John (R, HD-086), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H4071?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4071
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