SB 596 is sponsored by Albritton, Ben (Republican).

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Florida 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 596 — Regional Rural Development Grants

Last action May 03, 2019 — Died in Messages

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Introduced
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In Committee
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

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212 line(s) added, 206 removed.

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~~Florida~~ ~~Senate~~ - ~~2019~~ SB 596 By ~~Senator~~ ~~Albritton~~ ~~26-00730B-19~~ ~~2019596__~~ A bill to be entitled An act relating to regional rural development grants;

SB 596 First Engrossed 2019596e1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to regional rural development grants;

providing that ~~improving~~ ~~access~~ to ~~and~~ ~~availability~~ of broadband Internet service may be included in a project that is eligible for rural infrastructure grant funds;

providing that deploying broadband Internet service to certain areas may be included in a project that is eligible for rural infrastructure grant funds;

defining the term “unserved rural community”;

52 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

53 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

54 Section 1. Subsections (1), (3), and (4) of section 288.018, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

55 Section 1. Subsections (1), (3), and (4) of section 288.018, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

Eligible uses of funds shall include improvements to public infrastructure for industrial or commercial sites, and upgrades to or development of public tourism infrastructure, and ~~improvements~~ to broadband Internet service and access in unserved or ~~underserved~~ rural communities.

Eligible uses of funds shall include improvements to public infrastructure for industrial or commercial sites, and upgrades to or development of public tourism infrastructure, and deployment of broadband Internet service and access in unserved rural communities.

For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “unserved rural community” means a geographic area of this state, identified at the census block level, in which there is not at least one provider of broadband Internet service which offers a connection to the Internet that provides capacity for transmission at an actual speed of at least 10 megabits per second downstream and at least 1 megabit per second upstream.

Authorized infrastructure may include the following public or ~~public-private~~ partnership facilities:

Authorized infrastructure may include the following public or public private partnership facilities:

~~nature~~ ~~based~~ tourism facilities;

nature-based tourism facilities;

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Action History

May 03, 2019
Died in Messages
May 03, 2019
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
April 23, 2019
In Messages
April 23, 2019
Immediately certified
April 17, 2019
Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
April 17, 2019
Read 3rd time
April 10, 2019
Placed on 3rd reading
April 10, 2019
Ordered engrossed
April 10, 2019
Amendment(s) adopted (177406)
April 10, 2019
Read 2nd time
April 08, 2019
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
March 28, 2019
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
March 27, 2019
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
March 25, 2019
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/28/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
March 22, 2019
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/27/19, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
March 13, 2019
Now in Appropriations
March 12, 2019
Favorable by Innovation, Industry, and Technology; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
March 07, 2019
On Committee agenda-- Innovation, Industry, and Technology, 03/12/19, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
March 05, 2019
Introduced
February 19, 2019
Now in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
February 19, 2019
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
February 12, 2019
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/19/19, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
February 08, 2019
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Appropriations
January 29, 2019
Filed

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Albritton, Ben Republican

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

April 17, 2019

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	9	0	0	0
Democrat	2	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	26	0	0	2
No Party Affiliation	1	0	0	0
Total	38	0	0	2
% of votes cast	95%	0%	0%	5%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Book	—	Yea
Bracy	—	Yea
Broxson	—	Yea
Cruz	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Yea
Farmer	—	Yea
Gainer	—	Yea
Hutson	—	Yea
Powell	—	Yea
Stewart	—	Yea
Taddeo	—	Yea
Thurston	—	Yea
Torres	—	Yea
Flores	—	Yea
Rader	—	Not Voting
Baxley	—	Yea
Bean	—	Yea
Gibson	—	Yea
Benacquisto	—	Yea
Simmons	—	Yea
Simpson	—	Yea
Stargel	—	Yea
Brandes	—	Yea
Braynon	—	Yea
Montford	—	Yea
Perry	—	Yea
Galvano	—	Yea
Lee	—	Not Voting
Berman, Lori	Democrat	Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin	Democrat	Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B.	No Party Affiliation	Yea
Albritton, Ben	Republican	Yea
Bradley, Jennifer	Republican	Yea
Gruters, Joe	Republican	Yea
Harrell, Gayle	Republican	Yea
Hooper, Ed	Republican	Yea
Mayfield, Debbie	Republican	Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen	Republican	Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria	Republican	Yea
Wright, Tom A.	Republican	Yea

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Favorable

March 27, 2019

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	17	0	0	0
Republican	3	0	0	0
Democrat	1	0	0	0
Total	21	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (21)

Member	Party	Vote
Book	—	Yea
Gainer	—	Yea
Hutson	—	Yea
Powell	—	Yea
Stewart	—	Yea
Thurston	—	Yea
Bean	—	Yea
Benacquisto	—	Yea
Brandes	—	Yea
Braynon	—	Yea
Flores	—	Yea
Gibson	—	Yea
Lee	—	Yea
Montford	—	Yea
Simmons	—	Yea
Stargel	—	Yea
Simpson	—	Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin	Democrat	Yea
Bradley, Jennifer	Republican	Yea
Mayfield, Debbie	Republican	Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen	Republican	Yea

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Favorable

March 12, 2019

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	7	0	0	1
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	9	0	0	1
% of votes cast	90%	0%	0%	10%

How each member voted (10)

Member	Party	Vote
Bracy	—	Not Voting
Farmer	—	Yea
Hutson	—	Yea
Brandes	—	Yea
Braynon	—	Yea
Gibson	—	Yea
Benacquisto	—	Yea
Simpson	—	Yea
Bradley, Jennifer	Republican	Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen	Republican	Yea

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Favorable

February 19, 2019

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	2	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	1
Total	4	0	0	1
% of votes cast	80%	0%	0%	20%

How each member voted (5)

Member	Party	Vote
Hutson	—	Yea
Stewart	—	Yea
Torres	—	Not Voting
Gruters, Joe	Republican	Yea
Wright, Tom A.	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 596?: SB 596 is sponsored by Albritton, Ben (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 596?: This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 596?: Track SB 596 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: SB 596
Jurisdiction: Florida
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 29, 2019
Status: Passed Senate
Prime sponsor: Albritton, Ben

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