Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 1579 — Farming Community High-speed Broadband Development Incentives

Last action — Died in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

Farming Community High-speed Broadband Development Incentives; Creates a state-funded grant program with Office of Broadband to fund broadband infrastructure projects in underserved farming communities; provides eligibility criteria; specifies limits on annual funding; requires funding recipients to providing annual reports containing specified information; requires office to conduct performance audits; authorizes farmers in underserved farming communities to receive specified tax credits if certain conditions are met; specifies projects eligible for tax credits; requires Office of Broadband to conduct specified public awareness campaigns & provide technical training programs.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Commerce Committee

  5. Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  6. Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  7. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  8. Filed

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1579 do?
Farming Community High-speed Broadband Development Incentives; Creates a state-funded grant program with Office of Broadband to fund broadband infrastructure projects in underserved farming communities; provides eligibility criteria; specifies limits on annual funding; requires funding recipients to providing annual reports containing specified information; requires office to conduct performance audits; authorizes farmers in underserved farming communities to receive specified tax credits if certain conditions are met; specifies projects eligible for tax credits; requires Office of Broadband to conduct specified public awareness campaigns & provide technical training programs.
Who sponsors HB 1579?
HB 1579 is sponsored by Driskell, Fentrice (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1579?
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.
Where can I track HB 1579?
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