Department of Commerce
Summary
Department of Commerce; 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.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 11, 2025
Last action Mar 13, 2026
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The bill has been updated from its initial committee version to an engrossed version, indicating it has passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the governor's signature. The changes are primarily technical, updating the bill number to reflect its new status and correcting the footer identification code.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill header and footer to show 'Engrossed 1' and changed the internal tracking code from 'c1' to 'e1', reflecting that the bill has been fully processed by the legislature.
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2026
How they voted
103–1
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 118
Mar 5, 2026
D
Democratic34
82% Yea
R
Republican84
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
14
Committee
18
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 102, NAYS 1
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment 590771 adopted
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
lower
Dec 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
lower
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael Owen
RRepublican
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