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SB1180

Rules for Community Development Districts

Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 10:35 AM

In one sentence

This law exempts community development districts from state bans on restricting artificial grass, updates definitions for certain urban districts, and creates a process to remove elected board members through recall.

Exempts community development districts from state laws that limit bans on synthetic turf when enforcing deed restrictions.
Updates the definition of 'compact, urban, mixed-use district' by changing size limits and required building amounts.
Creates a legal process for voters to remove elected board members through recall petitions.
Lists specific reasons for removal, including malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform duties, or conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude.
Sets rules for collecting signatures from at least 10 percent of registered voters, verifying them, holding elections, and filling vacancies if a member is removed.

The law requires the recall committee to pay for signature verification in advance but does not specify a maximum cost.
The provided text ends before listing all details about campaign financing rules and ballot specifications.

Plain language

Recall: A process where voters remove an elected official from office before their term ends.
Deed restrictions: Rules written in property documents that limit how land or buildings can be used.
Synthetic turf: Artificial grass made from plastic materials instead of real plants.

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