---
type: "Bill"
title: "City of Bartow, Polk County"
description: "City of Bartow, Polk County; Creates Clear Springs Stewardship District; provides charter."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1611"
citation: "Florida HB 1611 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["local bills"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-346"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Killebrew"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5716823-adc4-45bf-9324-ff5a20690c16"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1611/ByCategory"
source_hash: "f3b7dee41c217994524269257b7eee9173dbb4f7a753d5f402e0ff1f9b0ea6c6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1611 (2023) — City of Bartow, Polk County

City of Bartow, Polk County; Creates Clear Springs Stewardship District; provides charter.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-346.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1611 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1611/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1611 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1611/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1611 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1611/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Ways & Means Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Killebrew — primary (person)
- Ways & Means Committee — primary (organization)
- Basabe — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-07** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
- **2023-03-27** Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-29** Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
- **2023-03-29** Now in Ways & Means Committee
- **2023-04-20** Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
- **2023-04-21** Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-21** Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
- **2023-04-21** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-04-21** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-04-21** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-21** Original reference removed: State Affairs Committee
- **2023-04-21** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2023-04-21** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-24** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2023)
- **2023-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** In Messages
- **2023-04-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-04** In Messages
- **2023-05-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-14** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-28** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-07** Chapter No. 2023-346

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5716823-adc4-45bf-9324-ff5a20690c16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).