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H0741Introduced in the House

Department of Commerce

Failed

Introduced by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Exempts federal agencies from requirement that conveyance at less than appraised value must state that land will revert to board of trustees if land is not used for its intended purposes as military installation buffer or if military installation closes; revises definition of term "rural community"; repeals provisions, relating to Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act, legislative intent & purpose, definitions, Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Loan Guarantee Program, applications for grants, establishment of grant ceilings & maximum administrative cost percentages & elimination of population bias, rejection of grant applications & penalties for failure to meet application conditions, & general powers of department under s. 290.0401, respectively; designates Department of Commerce as state agency to receive federal funding from United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to administer Community Development Block Grant Program; provides that department shall administer additional federal funding in accordance with federal law & guidance from Department of Housing & Urban Development; authorizes Department of Commerce to adopt rules.

Where it stands

Died in Rules

March 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House: Third Reading RCS#713 · March 5, 2026

102

Yes

1

No

14

Absent or Not Voting

117 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Michelle Salzman1Yes
Alex Andrade2Yes
Nathan Boyles3Yes
Patt Maney4Yes
Shane Abbott5Yes
Philip Griffitts6Not Voting
Jason Shoaf7Not Voting
Gallop Franklin8Yes
Allison Tant9Yes
Chuck Brannan10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

  3. Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Commerce Committee

  5. Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

  6. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  7. Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda

  8. Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

  9. Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

  10. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  11. CS Filed

  12. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  13. Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  14. Referred to Commerce Committee

  15. Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  16. Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda

  17. Favorable by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  18. Reported out of Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  19. Now in Commerce Committee

  20. Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  21. Favorable by Commerce Committee

  22. Reported out of Commerce Committee

  23. Bill released to House Calendar

  24. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  25. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)

  26. Read 2nd time

  27. Amendment 590771 adopted

  28. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  29. Read 3rd time

  30. CS passed as amended; YEAS 102, NAYS 1

  31. In Messages

  32. Referred to Rules

  33. Received

  34. Died in Rules

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