Economic Development
Summary
Economic Development; Revising the responsibilities of divisions within the Department of Economic Opportunity; specifying that the concept of building the professional capacity of a regional economic development organization includes the hiring of professional staff to perform specified services; revising the maximum percentage of total infrastructure project costs for which the department may award grants; replacing CareerSource Florida, Inc., with the state board or the department in provisions relating to the implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · House Mar 11, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 5, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Jun 18, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Calendar
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (606568)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 01/23/20, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Innovation, Industry, and Technology; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Dec 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Innovation, Industry, and Technology, 12/09/19, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Nov 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
upper
Oct 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 11/05/19, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Oct 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Appropriations
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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