SB 848 (2020) -  Rural Communities

General Bill by Montford (CO-SPONSORS) Perry; Baxley
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.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Finance and Tax on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 01/14/20 2:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Finance and Tax
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 891 Subject: Rural Communities Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 1/14/2020 4:36:38 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 1/13/2020 2:24:27 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Finance and Tax Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Finance and Tax Time: 01/14/2020 - 4:54 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 154 Time: 01/14/2020 - 3:34 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 64 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/14/20, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/09/2020 - 3:55 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 64 Time: 11/21/2019 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/08/2019 - 4:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
288.062 HB 891