Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 848 — Rural Communities

Last action — Died in Finance and Tax

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Rural Communities; Designating the “Florida Rural Jobs and Business Recovery Act”; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to accept applications for approval as growth funds in a specified manner; prohibiting the department from approving more than a certain amount of investment authority or investor contributions; providing requirements for certified growth funds; granting a credit against state premium tax liability for specified investors; prohibiting growth funds that have exited the program from making certain distributions or paying certain fees under certain circumstances, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Finance and Tax

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Now in Finance and Tax

  4. Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

  5. Introduced

  6. On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/14/20, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  7. Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

  8. Filed

Sponsors

  • Montford · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Montford

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Republican 2000
Total 5000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Hutson — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Torres — Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 848 do?
Rural Communities; Designating the “Florida Rural Jobs and Business Recovery Act”; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to accept applications for approval as growth funds in a specified manner; prohibiting the department from approving more than a certain amount of investment authority or investor contributions; providing requirements for certified growth funds; granting a credit against state premium tax liability for specified investors; prohibiting growth funds that have exited the program from making certain distributions or paying certain fees under certain circumstances, etc.
Who sponsors SB 848?
SB 848 is sponsored by Montford.
What is the current status of SB 848?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 848?
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