Florida · Senate Bill 324 · 2025 Regular Session

Construction Disruption Assistance

SB 324 Sponsored by Carlos Guillermo Smith Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 3, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Citing this act as the “Construction Disruption Assistance Act”; establishing the Construction Impact Relief Revolving Loan Program within the Department of Commerce; requiring the department to provide specified financial assistance to eligible small businesses within construction zones; requiring the department to develop a public awareness and marketing campaign to promote the program in partnership with specified entities; requiring an applicant to agree to accept consultation from the Florida Small Business Development Center Network as a condition to participate in the program, etc.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  5. CommitteeCS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Commerce and Tourism9–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  8. CommitteeCS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  1. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  2. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development13–0 vote
  3. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  4. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  5. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  6. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed · Senate Fiscal Policy
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 31, 2025 Senate committee CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Passed 9–0
Apr 10, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 Passed 13–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

  • Carlos Guillermo SmithD Primary sponsor · District 17
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Sponsoring committee
  • Ca Commerce and Tourism Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.