Special District Funding; Revising agency agreements that provide state financial assistance to recipients or subrecipients to include specified special districts as an entity to which such agency may provide for the payment of invoices under specified circumstances; requiring state agencies to expedite payment requests from certain counties, municipalities, and special districts for a specified purpose; revising the definition of “rural community” to include specified special districts, etc.
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Introduced
2Passed Senate
3Passed House
4To Governor
5Became Law
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History
2026
Mar 6Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 273 (Ch. 2026-167)Latest
Mar 6Substituted CS/HB 273
Mar 6Read 2nd timeMinor
Mar 4Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
Mar 4Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Mar 3CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Mar 3Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Mar 2CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 25On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Feb 10CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
Feb 9Now in Fiscal Policy
Feb 6Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Feb 4CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Jan 30On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Jan 21Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
Jan 21Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0Minor
Jan 16On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/21/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Jan 13IntroducedMinor
2025
Nov 3Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal PolicyMinor