FloridaDepartment of Commerce
What it does
Department of Commerce; Exempts federal agencies from requirement that conveyance at less than appraised value must state that land will revert to board of trustees if land is not used for its intended purposes as military installation buffer or if military installation closes; revises definition of term "rural community"; repeals provisions, relating to Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act, legislative intent & purpose, definitions, Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Loan Guarantee Program, applications for grants, establishment of grant ceilings & maximum administrative cost percentages & elimination of population bias, rejection of grant applications & penalties for failure to meet application conditions, & general powers of department under s. 290.0401, respectively; designates Department of Commerce as state agency to receive federal funding from United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to administer Community Development Block Grant Program; provides that department shall administer additional federal funding in accordance with federal law & guidance from Department of Housing & Urban Development; authorizes Department of Commerce to adopt rules.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Died
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History
- 2026
- Mar 13Died in RulesDied
- Mar 5ReceivedMinor
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Referred to RulesMinor
- Mar 5In Messages
- Mar 5CS passed as amended; YEAS 102, NAYS 1Passed House
- Mar 5Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 5Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Mar 5Amendment 590771 adopted
- Mar 5Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 2Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
- Feb 25Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Feb 25Bill released to House Calendar
- Feb 25Reported out of Commerce Committee
- Feb 24Favorable by Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable (Commerce Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- Feb 12Now in Commerce Committee
- Vote recorded Favorable (Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Reported out of Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
- Feb 12Favorable by Transportation & Economic Development Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 10Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda
- Feb 9Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
- Feb 9Referred to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Feb 9Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 91st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Feb 6CS FiledMinor
- Feb 6Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 6Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- Feb 5Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism SubcommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- 2025
- Dec 16Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- Dec 16Referred to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Dec 16Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Dec 16Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism SubcommitteeMinor
- Dec 11FiledIntroduced