CS/CS/SB 1480 (2014) -  Microfinance

General Bill by Appropriations and Commerce and Tourism and Benacquisto
Microfinance: Creating the “Florida Microfinance Act”; establishing the Microfinance Loan Program; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to contract with at least one entity to administer the program; requiring applicants for funds from the Microfinance Loan Program to meet certain qualifications; requiring the department to be guided by the 5-year statewide strategic plan and to advertise and promote the loan program; establishing the Microfinance Guarantee Program, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2014
Last Event: Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2014-218) on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 03/24/14 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
    • On agenda for: 04/02/14 9:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/10/14 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1227 Subject: Microfinance Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 7023 Subject: Economic Development Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 793252 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Gibson Date Filed: 04/01/14, Line#: 232 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/02/2014 10:55 AM
    • A 642578 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Gibson Date Filed: 04/01/14, Line#: 557 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/02/2014 10:55 AM
    • A 333198 , Appropriations, Benacquisto Date Filed: 04/09/14, Line#: 559 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/11/2014 11:10 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 890830 , Commerce and Tourism, Richter Date Filed: 03/21/14, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/24/2014 06:42 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/14/2014 4:01:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/9/2014 11:09:01 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 4/2/2014 10:54:02 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 4/2/2014 10:51:53 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/25/2014 6:05:57 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/21/2014 4:34:19 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/28/2014 10:12 AM   Yeas: 36 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 4] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2014-218) Time: 05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/28/2014 - 11:17 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 719 Time: 04/28/2014 - 10:12 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 719 Time: 04/28/2014 - 10:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/25/2014 - 12:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 675 Time: 04/25/2014 - 12:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 519 Time: 04/22/2014 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/14 Time: 04/22/2014 - 6:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 515 Time: 04/21/2014 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/14/2014 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 515 Time: 04/10/2014 - 6:25 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/10/14, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/07/2014 - 4:54 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 443 Time: 04/02/2014 - 11:24 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 443 Time: 04/02/2014 - 9:38 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 04/02/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/28/2014 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development -SJ 336 Time: 03/27/2014 - 10:14 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 348 Time: 03/26/2014 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/26/2014 - 8:26 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 336 Time: 03/24/2014 - 6:08 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/24/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/19/2014 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 458 Time: 03/10/2014 - 8:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 458 Time: 03/05/2014 - 1:08 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/28/2014 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
288.993 HB 1227, CS/HB 7023
288.9931 HB 1227, CS/HB 7023
288.9932 HB 1227, CS/HB 7023
288.9933 HB 1227, CS/HB 7023
288.9934 HB 1227, CS/HB 7023
288.9935 HB 1227, CS/HB 7023
288.9936 HB 1227, CS/HB 7023
288.9937 HB 1227, CS/HB 7023