Florida Statute 125.67 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 125
COUNTY GOVERNMENT

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F.S. 125.67

125.67 Limitation on subject and matter embraced in ordinances; amendments; enacting clause.—Every ordinance shall embrace but one subject and matter properly connected therewith, and the subject shall be briefly expressed in the title. No ordinance shall be revised or amended by reference to its title only. Ordinances to revise or amend shall set out in full the revised or amended section, subsection, or paragraph of a subsection. The enacting clause of every ordinance shall read: “Be It Ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of County:”

History.—s. 2, ch. 69-32.

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Amendments to 125.67

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Cases Citing Statute 125.67

Total Results: 6

Charter Review Com'n of Orange County v. Scott

647 So. 2d 835, 19 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 662, 1994 Fla. LEXIS 1973, 1994 WL 708403

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 22, 1994 | Docket: 437660

Cited 10 times | Published

amendments proposed by initiative petition.[2] Section 125.67, Florida Statutes (1991), applies the single-subject

Miami Heat Ltd. Partnership v. Leahy

682 So. 2d 198, 1996 WL 607973

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 24, 1996 | Docket: 2555724

Cited 7 times | Published

that the single subject requirement found in section 125.67, Florida Statutes (1995), is applicable. [6]

CHARTER REVIEW COM'N v. Scott

627 So. 2d 520, 1993 WL 383011

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 10, 1993 | Docket: 1752976

Cited 4 times | Published

section 1(g) of the Florida Constitution and section 125.67, Florida Statutes (1991), provide authority

Neumont v. Monroe County, Florida

280 F. Supp. 2d 1367, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8641, 2003 WL 22100039

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 21, 2003 | Docket: 2368734

Cited 1 times | Published

there is an exact correlation to the language of § 125.67, which prohibits "an ordinance from being enacted

State v. Cummings

382 So. 2d 683, 1980 Fla. LEXIS 4195

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 3, 1980 | Docket: 64575613

Published

restates the provisions of the special act. Section 125.67, Florida Statutes (1977), which applies to

Save Our County Coalition v. Wittenstein

351 So. 2d 1112, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16744

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 1977 | Docket: 64561242

Published

the failure of the ordinance to comply with Section 125.67, Florida Statutes (1975). In material part