Florida Senate Bill 250

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Messages
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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.

Rural Communities

Sen. Corey Simon [R]

Sen. Jennifer Bradley [R]

2026-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-12-10 - Senate - Senate Appropriations (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Messages
2026-01-14	House	In Messages
2026-01-14	Senate	Immediately certified
2026-01-14	Senate	Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
2026-01-14	Senate	Read 3rd time
2026-01-14	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (211610, 655052)
2026-01-14	Senate	Read 2nd time
2026-01-13	Senate	Introduced
2026-01-12	Senate	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/14/26
2025-12-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2025-12-10	Senate	Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
2025-12-01	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 12/10/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2025-11-21	Senate	Referred to Appropriations
2025-11-20	Senate	Filed

H723 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Ways & Means Committee
S2502 (Similar To) 2026-02-20 - Laid on Table, refer to HB 5003
S7046 (Similar To) 2026-03-11 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1217
H273 (Similar To) 2026-06-26 - Chapter No. 2026-167
S214 (Similar To) 2026-03-06 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 273

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1001	451		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1001	4511		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1009	635		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1011	62		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1013	62		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1013	64		Amended Code	See Bill Text
125	0104		Amended Code	See Bill Text
163	3168		Amended Code	See Bill Text
163	3177		Amended Code	See Bill Text
163	3187		Amended Code	See Bill Text
193	624		Amended Code	See Bill Text
196	182		Amended Code	See Bill Text
20	60		Amended Code	See Bill Text
201	15		Amended Code	See Bill Text
202	18		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	205		Amended Code	See Bill Text
215	211		Amended Code	See Bill Text
215	971		Amended Code	See Bill Text
218	12		Amended Code	See Bill Text
218	125		Amended Code	See Bill Text
218	135		Amended Code	See Bill Text
218	136		Amended Code	See Bill Text
218	67		Amended Code	See Bill Text
252	35		Amended Code	See Bill Text
257	191		Amended Code	See Bill Text
257	193		Amended Code	See Bill Text
265	283		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	001		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	007		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	013		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	014		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	0175		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	018		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	019		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	021		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	0655		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	0656		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	06561		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	0657		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	102		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	11621		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	11631		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	1226		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	12266		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	9935		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	9961		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	9962		Amended Code	See Bill Text
290	06561		Amended Code	See Bill Text
319	32		Amended Code	See Bill Text
334	044		Amended Code	See Bill Text
339	0801		Amended Code	See Bill Text
339	2816		Amended Code	See Bill Text
339	2817		Amended Code	See Bill Text
339	2818		Amended Code	See Bill Text
339	66		Amended Code	See Bill Text
339	68		Amended Code	See Bill Text
341	0525		Amended Code	See Bill Text
381	402		Amended Code	See Bill Text
403	064		Amended Code	See Bill Text
403	0741		Amended Code	See Bill Text
420	9072		Amended Code	See Bill Text
420	9073		Amended Code	See Bill Text
420	9075		Amended Code	See Bill Text
420	9076		Amended Code	See Bill Text
420	9079		Amended Code	See Bill Text
443	191		Amended Code	See Bill Text
571	26		Amended Code	See Bill Text
571	265		Amended Code	See Bill Text
589	08		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/250
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/250/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/250/BillText/e1/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/250/Amendment/655052/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/250/Amendment/211610/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/250/Analyses/2026s00250.pre.ap.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/250/Analyses/2026s00250.ap.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/250/Vote/2025-12-10%200900AM~S00250%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/250/Vote/SenateVote_s00250__003.PDF