Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 837 — Tax Credits for Investment in Rural Communities

Last action — Died in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

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

This bill died with 2025 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Tax Credits for Investment in Rural Communities; Requires Department of Commerce to accept applications seeking approval as rural fund; specifies application criteria; requires rural fund to collect contributions & investments requires growth fund to send documentation of contributions & investments to department; requires department to provide tax credit certificate against state tax liability; provides restrictions on credit; provides requirements regarding tax certificates; provides mechanism to exit program; requires rural fund to submit report to department annually.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  4. Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

  5. Referred to Commerce Committee

  6. Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  7. Referred to Ways & Means Committee

  8. Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

  9. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (162)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 837 do?
Tax Credits for Investment in Rural Communities; Requires Department of Commerce to accept applications seeking approval as rural fund; specifies application criteria; requires rural fund to collect contributions & investments requires growth fund to send documentation of contributions & investments to department; requires department to provide tax credit certificate against state tax liability; provides restrictions on credit; provides requirements regarding tax certificates; provides mechanism to exit program; requires rural fund to submit report to department annually.
Who sponsors HB 837?
HB 837 is sponsored by Harris, Jennifer "Rita" (Democrat) and Tuck, Kaylee (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 837?
This bill died with 2025 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.
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