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    CS/SB 110: Rural Communities

    GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy, Simon

    Rural Communities; Requiring the state land planning agency to give preference for technical assistance funding to local governments located in a rural area of opportunity; authorizing eligible counties to receive a distribution of sales and use tax revenue; creating the Office of Rural Prosperity within the Department of Commerce; creating the Public Infrastructure Smart Technology Grant Program within the Office of Rural Prosperity; requiring, rather than authorizing, that certain funds received from the State Transportation Trust Fund be used for the Small County Road Assistance Program; requiring the department to give priority to counties located either wholly or partially within the Everglades Agricultural Area and which request a specified percentage of project costs for eligible projects, etc. APPROPRIATION: $200,813,977

    Effective Date: 7/1/2025

    Last Action: 4/30/2025 House - In Messages

    Bill Text [pdf]

    Current Bill Version Posted: 3/19/2025 05:28 PM


    • Related Bills (3)

      Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
      H 991 (c2) by State Affairs Committee
      Community and Economic Development
      Last Action: 4/25/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 110
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      H 1267 (c2) by Education Administration Subcommittee
      Education
      Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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      H 1397 (c3) by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
      Transportation
      Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1662
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    • Floor Amendments (4)

      Links in this section are PDF documents.

      605877 - Strike All Amendment by Giallombardo
      Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
      Filed: 4/23/2025 3:57 PM
      Last Action: 4/30/2025 Senate: Refused to Concur
      hierarchy 672055 - Amendment to Amendment by Hunschofsky
      Remove lines 11-56 and insert: (Parent amendment: 605877)
      Filed: 4/23/2025 6:04 PM
      Last Action: 4/25/2025 House: Failed
      hierarchy 816917 - Amendment to Amendment by Tendrich
      Remove lines 25-55 and insert: (Parent amendment: 605877)
      Filed: 4/23/2025 6:17 PM
      Last Action: 4/25/2025 House: Failed
      hierarchy 092127 - Amendment to Amendment by Hunschofsky
      Remove lines 65-13380 and insert: (Parent amendment: 605877)
      Filed: 4/23/2025 6:10 PM
      Last Action: 4/25/2025 House: Failed
    • Floor Votes (1)

      Links in this section are PDF documents.

      Date Chamber Result
      4/25/2025 1:34 PM House 69 Yeas - 42 Nays
    • Citations - Statute (74)

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      20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and duties. Page 18 [pdf]
      125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. Page 124 [pdf]
      163.3168 Planning innovations and technical assistance. Page 22 [pdf]
      163.3177 Required and optional elements of comprehensive plan; studies and surveys. Page 133 [pdf]
      163.3187 Process for adoption of small scale comprehensive plan amendment. Page 115 [pdf]
      193.624 Assessment of renewable energy source devices. Page 125 [pdf]
      196.182 Exemption of renewable energy source devices. Page 126 [pdf]
      201.15 Distribution of taxes collected. Page 23 [pdf]
      202.18 Allocation and disposition of tax proceeds. Page 24 [pdf]
      212.20 Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated unconstitutionally collected. Page 25 [pdf]
      212.205 Sales tax distribution reporting. Page 115 [pdf]
      215.211 Service charge; elimination or reduction for specified proceeds. Page 134 [pdf]
      215.971 Agreements funded with federal or state assistance. Page 30 [pdf]
      218.12 Appropriations to offset reductions in ad valorem tax revenue in fiscally constrained counties. Page 126 [pdf]
      218.125 Offset for tax loss associated with certain constitutional amendments affecting fiscally constrained counties. Page 127 [pdf]
      218.135 Offset for tax loss associated with reductions in value of certain citrus fruit packing and processing equipment. Page 128 [pdf]
      218.136 Offset for ad valorem revenue loss affecting fiscally constrained counties. Page 128 [pdf]
      218.67 Distribution for fiscally constrained counties. Page 31 [pdf]
      252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency Management. Page 129 [pdf]
      257.191 Construction grants. Page 116 [pdf]
      257.193 Community Libraries in Caring Program. Page 117 [pdf]
      265.283 Definitions. Page 117 [pdf]
      288.0001 Economic Development Programs Evaluation. Page 34 [pdf]
      288.001 The Florida Small Business Development Center Network. Page 36 [pdf]
      288.007 Inventory of communities seeking to recruit businesses. Page 37 [pdf]
      288.013 Page 38 [pdf]
      288.014 Page 43 [pdf]
      288.0175 Page 48 [pdf]
      288.018 Regional Rural Development Grants Program. Page 50 [pdf]
      288.019 Rural considerations in grant review and evaluation processes. Page 51 [pdf]
      288.021 Economic development liaison. Page 53 [pdf]
      288.065 Rural Community Development Revolving Loan Fund. Page 54 [pdf]
      288.0655 Rural Infrastructure Fund. Page 56 [pdf]
      288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative. Page 60 [pdf]
      288.06561 Reduction or waiver of financial match requirements. Page 66 [pdf]
      288.0657 Florida rural economic development strategy grants. Page 66 [pdf]
      288.102 Supply Chain Innovation Grant Program. Page 129 [pdf]
      288.11621 Spring training baseball franchises. Page 117 [pdf]
      288.11631 Retention of Major League Baseball spring training baseball franchises. Page 118 [pdf]
      288.1226 Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation; use of property; board of directors; duties; audit. Page 67 [pdf]
      288.12266 Targeted Marketing Assistance Program. Page 68 [pdf]
      288.9935 Microfinance Guarantee Program. Page 123 [pdf]
      288.9961 Promotion of broadband adoption; Florida Office of Broadband. Page 68 [pdf]
      288.9962 Broadband Opportunity Program. Page 133 [pdf]
      290.06561 Designation of rural enterprise zone as catalyst site. Page 71 [pdf]
      319.32 Fees; service charges; disposition. Page 71 [pdf]
      334.044 Powers and duties of the department. Page 72 [pdf]
      339.0801 Allocation of increased revenues derived from amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) by ch. 2012-128. Page 72 [pdf]
      339.2816 Small County Road Assistance Program. Page 75 [pdf]
      339.2817 County Incentive Grant Program. Page 76 [pdf]
      339.2818 Small County Outreach Program. Page 77 [pdf]
      339.66 Upgrade of arterial highways with controlled access facilities. Page 135 [pdf]
      339.68 Arterial rural highway projects. Page 78 [pdf]
      381.402 Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical Education Program. Page 81 [pdf]
      381.403 Page 83 [pdf]
      381.9856 Page 88 [pdf]
      395.6061 Rural hospital capital improvement. Page 90 [pdf]
      403.064 Reuse of reclaimed water. Page 130 [pdf]
      403.0741 Grease waste removal and disposal. Page 133 [pdf]
      420.9072 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program. Page 135 [pdf]
      420.9073 Local housing distributions. Page 92 [pdf]
      420.9075 Local housing assistance plans; partnerships. Page 92 [pdf]
      420.9076 Adoption of affordable housing incentive strategies; committees. Page 137 [pdf]
      420.9079 Local Government Housing Trust Fund. Page 137 [pdf]
      443.191 Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund; establishment and control. Page 121 [pdf]
      571.26 Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign Trust Fund. Page 122 [pdf]
      571.265 Promotion of Florida thoroughbred breeding and of thoroughbred racing at Florida thoroughbred tracks; distribution of funds. Page 122 [pdf]
      589.08 Land acquisition restrictions. Page 131 [pdf]
      1001.451 Regional consortium service organizations. Page 96 [pdf]
      1001.4511 Page 99 [pdf]
      1009.635 Page 100 [pdf]
      1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 132 [pdf]
      1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding. Page 102 [pdf]
      1013.64 Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; construction cost maximums for school district capital projects. Page 104 [pdf]
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      2/19/2025 S • Filed
      2/20/2025 S • Referred to Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy
      2/24/2025 S • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
      3/3/2025 S • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
      3/4/2025 S • Now in Fiscal Policy
      • Introduced
      3/10/2025 S • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/13/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
      3/13/2025 S • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
      3/14/2025 S • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      3/17/2025 S • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
      3/18/2025 S • CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
      3/19/2025 S • Read 2nd time -SJ 238
      • Amendment(s) adopted (934848) -SJ 241
      • Read 3rd time -SJ 241
      • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 241
      • Immediately certified -SJ 242
      3/19/2025 H • In Messages
      4/22/2025 H • Bill referred to House Calendar
      • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
      • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
      4/25/2025 H • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 991
      • Read 2nd time
      • Amendment 672055 Failed
      • Amendment 816917 Failed
      • Amendment 092127 Failed
      • Amendment 605877 adopted
      • Placed on 3rd reading
      • Added to Third Reading Calendar
      • Read 3rd time
      • CS passed as amended; YEAS 69, NAYS 42
      4/25/2025 S • In returning messages
      4/30/2025 S • Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (605877) -SJ 853
      • Requested House to recede -SJ 853
      4/30/2025 H • In Messages
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