SB 1570 (2022) -  Economic Assistance to New Businesses

by Jones
Requiring the Department of Management Services to encourage agencies to allocate a certain percentage of specified funds to purchase commodities and contractual services from certain businesses; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to award a specified minimum amount of funds to certain businesses; creating the "Florida Right to Start Act"; prohibiting agencies from requiring eligible new businesses or persons establishing an eligible new business from paying fees relating to licenses or registrations for the business for a specified amount of time; creating the Self-Employment Assistance Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity; requiring that a specified percentage of workforce development funding go to certain individuals and businesses, etc.
Effective Date: 01/01/2023
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Commerce and Tourism on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
  • Finance and Tax
  • Appropriations

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Commerce and Tourism Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 136 Time: 01/18/2022 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 136 Time: 01/12/2022 - 11:32 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/05/2022 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

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