CS/SB 1182: Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses

GENERAL BILL by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, Jones

Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses; Authorizing the Department of Revenue to provide specified state tax information to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Department of State under a specified condition; creating the “Florida Veterans and Military Spouses Business Development Act”; requiring the Department of State to waive all fees for certain businesses; requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to establish registration requirements for businesses seeking certain fee waivers and tax exemptions; providing annual reporting requirements, beginning on a specified date, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/11/2026 05:28 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1041 (c1) by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Ways & Means Committee	Similar

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  213.053	Confidentiality and information sharing.	Page 2 (pdf)
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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/6/2026	S	• Filed
  1/12/2026	S	• Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/28/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
  2/6/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
  2/11/2026	S	• CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2/12/2026	S	• Now in Finance and Tax
  2/18/2026	S	• CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Finance and Tax