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State Government / Florida / Legislation / SB 250

SB 250Session 2026SenateFailed

Rural Communities

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Rural Communities; Requiring the state land planning agency to give preference for technical assistance funding to local governments located in a rural area of opportunity; revising the conditions required for a county to be considered a fiscally constrained county; creating the Office of Rural Prosperity within the Department of Commerce; requiring the Office of Rural Prosperity to administer the Renaissance Grants Program to provide block grants to eligible communities; creating the Public Infrastructure Smart Technology Grant Program within the Office of Rural Prosperity; creating the Florida Arterial Road Modernization Program within the Department of Transportation, etc. APPROPRIATION: $144,813,977

Latest development · Mar 13, 2026

Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 273 (Ch. 2026-167)

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Session
2026
Introduced
Nov 20, 2025
Latest passage
Jan 14, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesElections & GovernmentTransportationBusiness & EconomyTechnology & Communications

Source subjects

(vetoed)industrypublic businesspublic lands and propertysubject index

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorSimon
cosponsorBradley

Action timeline

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View full action timeline14 actions⌄
  1. Mar 13, 2026

    Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 273 (Ch. 2026-167)

    FailureHouse
  2. Jan 14, 2026

    In Messages

    House
  3. Jan 14, 2026

    Immediately certified

    Senate
  4. Jan 14, 2026

    Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0

    PassageSenate
  5. Jan 14, 2026

    Read 3rd time

    Reading 3Senate
  6. Jan 14, 2026

    Amendment(s) adopted (211610, 655052)

    Senate
  7. Jan 14, 2026

    Read 2nd time

    Reading 2Senate
  8. Jan 13, 2026

    Introduced

    IntroductionSenate
  9. Jan 12, 2026

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/14/26

    Senate
  10. Dec 10, 2025

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

    Senate
  11. Dec 10, 2025

    Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  12. Dec 1, 2025

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 12/10/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

    Senate
  13. Nov 21, 2025

    Referred to Appropriations

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  14. Nov 20, 2025

    Filed

    FilingSenate

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Source data last updated Aug 20, 2026.