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Pasco officials head to Tallahassee with priorities; officials flag bills on housing, preemption and homestead exemption
Summary
County governmental affairs staff briefed the board on Pasco Day in Tallahassee and identified more than 200 bills being tracked; commissioners flagged Senate Bill 1548 (an evolution of 'Live Local'), local preemption bills and a proposed homestead-exemption measure that staff estimated could create a $6,000,000 shortfall for mandated services in the first year.
Ralph Lehi, Pasco County’s governmental affairs officer, briefed commissioners on Feb. 3 about the county’s Pasco Day trip to Tallahassee, provided itineraries and said staff is tracking more than 200 bills the county has prioritized as red, yellow or green.
"We prioritize them as red light, green light, and yellow light," Lehi told the board, noting staff had prepared a large tracking packet and that the team would update commissioners as meetings occur. He also described a reception hosted by the Pasco County Greater Chamber…
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