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  • Introduced
    Feb 28, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SB 1694
Florida Senate Bill
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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 property and services from funds set aside for minority business enterprises; repealing provisions relating to the Office of Supplier Diversity, etc.
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Senate • Apr 07, 2025: Withdrawn from further consideration
Companion Bills
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...
Transportation; Authorizes Secretary of Transportation to appoint certain officers; revises provisions relating to FTC; creates Florida Transportation Research Institute & Florida Transportation Academy & provides functions & requirements for each; revises provisions relating to project funding & funding prioritization, DOT responsibilities, Florida Seaport Transportation & Economic Development Co...
Prohibition of Considering Race or Ethnicity in Government Contracting; Prohibits awarding body from requesting documentation of or considering race or ethnicity when granting contracts or awards; prohibits awarding body from requiring or encouraging contractor or grantee to consider race or ethnicity when granting contracts, subcontracts, or awards; requires awarding body to submit notice of prop...
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 p...
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...
Transportation; Authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to appoint a specified number of assistant secretaries; creating the Florida Transportation Research Institute; providing that certain spaceport and space industry-related facility projects and commercial shipbuilding and manufacturing facility projects are eligible for grant funding under the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic D...

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  • Apr 07, 2025 | Senate
    • Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
    • Withdrawn from further consideration
  • Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
    • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Not Considered
  • Mar 13, 2025 | Senate
    • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Not Considered
  • Mar 10, 2025 | Senate
    • Introduced
  • Mar 07, 2025 | Senate
    • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
  • Feb 28, 2025 | Senate
    • Filed
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