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HB 1041 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses

Summary
Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses ; Requires DOS to waive specified fees for certain businesses; provides eligibility & registration requirements for such waivers; provides tax exemptions for certain businesses; provides eligibility requirements for such exemptions; requires DOR to establish procedures for claiming such exemptions; provides for rulemaking & interagency cooperation; provides annual reporting requirements.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides tax exemptions for veteran/military spouse businesses, directly offering fiscal relief under Budget & Taxes.90% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransProvides fee waivers, tax exemptions, and business incentives for veterans/military spouses, directly advancing their economic opportunities and employment support.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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H 1041 Filed → H 1041 c1 · 2 edits
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The bill was amended from a filed version to a committee version, primarily changing the document header from 'HB 1041' to 'CS/HB 1041' and adjusting spacing and formatting throughout the text. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content, eligibility criteria, or provisions.
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The document header was updated from 'HB 1041' to 'CS/HB 1041' to indicate this is a committee version of the bill.

Spacing and formatting were adjusted throughout the document, including changes in line breaks and character spacing in the header and title sections.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
10
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Ashley Gantt
DDemocratic
FL
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