Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

HB 4029: Hillsborough County Charter

Local Bills / Third Reading · March 11, 2026 · Yeas 36, nays 0

What the bill does

The bill revises the Hillsborough County Charter, including the number of county commissioners, district territory and reapportionment, vote requirements for ordinances and resolutions, certain appointments and removals and charter amendments, and charter review board appointments. It sets requirements for moving to single-member districts and an 11-member board of commissioners and requires a referendum.

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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
Hillsborough County Charter: Revises number of commissioners on Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners; revises territory of each county district; revises district reapportionment requirements; revises vote count requirements for enactment of ordinances & resolutions, for county internal auditor appointments & removals, for county administrator appointments & removals, for county attorney appointments & removals, & for charter amendments; revises process for appointing charter review board members & for proposing amendments to charter; provides requirements for transitions to single-member district & to 11-member board of commissioners; requires referendum.

Official source ↗

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 11 · Nay 0
Republicans
Yea 25 · Nay 0 · Not voting 2
No party
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1

Senate President Ben Albritton voted yea.

Bill

Bill
HB 4029
Motion
Local Bills / Third Reading
Date
March 11, 2026, 04:01 PM
Session
2026 Regular Session
Presiding
Brodeur
Yeas–nays
Yeas 36, nays 0; 3 didn't vote (1 excused, 0 abstained)

Official vote record (PDF) ↗
The bill on flsenate.gov ↗

The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted