CS/SB 298 (2019) -  Rural Communities

General Bill by Finance and Tax and Montford (CO-SPONSORS) Torres; Baxley; Broxson; Gruters
Rural Communities: Creating 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; requiring the department to certify approved applications, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Appropriations on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 02/11/19 2:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 3   Nays 0
  • Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 04/04/19 12:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 739 Subject: Rural Communities Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 4/4/2019 6:53:42 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 4/2/2019 3:07:09 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 2/11/2019 3:33:10 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 2/8/2019 2:46:01 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 334 Time: 04/09/2019 - 3:08 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 04/05/2019 - 12:03 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/05/2019 - 8:53 AM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 331 Time: 04/04/2019 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 04/04/19, 12:30 pm, 401 Senate Building Time: 04/01/2019 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 54 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Finance and Tax Time: 02/12/2019 - 8:27 AM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 158 Time: 02/11/2019 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/11/19, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/04/2019 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 54 Time: 01/25/2019 - 8:52 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/11/2019 - 12:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
288.062 CS/HB 739