Florida Senate Bill 250
Session 2026
Rural Communities
Active
Passed Senate on Jan 14, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
250
State
Florida
Session
2026
Motion Text
Third Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Smith
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Summary
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
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) (12/9/2025 9:14 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations (Post-Meeting) (1/6/2026 10:18 AM)
655052 - Amendment to S 250 Filed
211610 - Amendment to S 250 Filed
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01/14/2026
House
In Messages
01/14/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
01/14/2026
Senate
Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
01/14/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
01/14/2026
Senate
Amendment(s) adopted (211610, 655052)
01/14/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/12/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/14/26
12/10/2025
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
12/10/2025
Senate
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
12/01/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 12/10/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
11/21/2025
Senate
Referred to Appropriations
11/20/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:00 AM
Record Updated
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:09 AM