HJR 679 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Term Limits for Members of County Commissions and District School Boards

Summary
Term Limits for Members of County Commissions and District School Boards; Proposes amendments to Constitution to provide term limits for members of boards of county commissioners & district school boards; provides applicability.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

H 679 Filed H 679 c1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill adds a new provision clarifying that commissioners serving consecutive years are subject to term limits, and creates an exception allowing commissioners to run for county-wide elected positions like chairperson or mayor without being blocked by term limits. This expands the scope of the term limits by specifying how they apply to different election structures and adds flexibility for counties with charter provisions.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly addresses applicability of term limits to county-wide elected positions and clarifies how consecutive service years are counted toward the eight-year limit.
ELIGIBILITY

Added text clarifying that term limits apply to consecutive years of service on the board of county commissioners

Added exception allowing commissioners to run for county-wide positions like chairperson or mayor without being blocked by term limits

REQUIREMENT

Modified the text to specify that service in terms commencing on or before November 3, 2026, does not count toward the limitation

Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

8133
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 118
Apr 16, 2025
D Democratic34
1 Yea 32 Nay 1
94% Nay
R Republican84
80 Yea 1 Nay 3
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
13
Committee
17
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 82, NAYS 33
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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