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  • Introduced
    Feb 25, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SB 1264
Florida Senate Bill
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Rural and Urban Business Enterprises; Revising the purpose of the Department of Commerce; deleting the definition of the term “minority business enterprise”; establishing the Research, Innovation, Science, and Engineering (RISE) Investment Tax Credit Program within the Department of Commerce; requiring the department to authorize the Department of Revenue to issue tax credits to a qualifying private fund if certain requirements are met; requiring the department to issue a notice of revocation and recapture to the qualifying private fund and the Department of Revenue, etc.
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Senate • May 03, 2025: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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Companion Bills
State Lotteries; Increases amount of lottery retailer bond; authorizes lottery retailer to remit funds to Department of Lottery for deposit in specified bank account in lieu of such bond; authorizes department to act as courier service & contract with third party to provide such service; requires all courier services to have written agreement that conforms to certain requirements & rules; authoriz...
Community and Economic Development; Revising, providing and deleting provisions related to community redevelopment agencies, agriculture, industries and professions, professional licensure and registration, & insurance regulations.
Regional Planning and Economic Development; Revises provisions relating to creation of Department of Commerce & its powers & duties; establishes Office of Secure Florida within DOC; revises economic policies of state comprehensive plan to promote entrepreneurship from certain business startups; revises composition of statewide advisory board of Florida Small Business Development Center Network; cr...
Department of Management Services; Provides for equal employment opportunity; prohibits discrimination in employment; prohibits executive agencies from engaging in certain employment practices; authorizes certain persons to file complaint with Attorney General or Department of Business of Professional Regulation; provides for competitive procurement of claims review services for state group health...
State Lotteries; Deleting a provision requiring the compensation of the Secretary of the Department of the Lottery to be set annually by the Governor; revising requirements for studies and evaluations of security in the operation of the department; increasing the amount of a lottery retailer bond; authorizing the use of a debit card in a vending machine to purchase a lottery ticket; providing an e...
Executive Branch; Revising policies regarding equal employment opportunity in state government; repealing a provision relating to utilization of minority business enterprises in contracts for public construction works; revising provisions governing preferences for Florida-based businesses in procurement; repealing a provision relating to the certification of minority business enterprises; authoriz...
Prohibited Preferences in Government Contracting; Prohibiting an awarding body from giving preference to a vendor on the basis of race or ethnicity; repealing provisions relating to minority participation for lottery retailers; deleting duties and responsibilities of the Office of Supplier Diversity to conform to its repeal by the act; repealing provisions relating to the procurement of personal p...

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  • May 03, 2025 | Senate
    • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  • Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
  • Apr 17, 2025 | Senate
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
  • Apr 15, 2025 | Senate
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 2
  • Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
  • Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
    • Original reference(s) removed: Finance and Tax
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  • Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
  • Mar 31, 2025 | Senate
    • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 7 NAYS 2
  • Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
    • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
  • Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
    • Introduced
  • Mar 03, 2025 | Senate
    • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
  • Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
    • Filed