Florida · Senate Bill 214 · 2026 Regular Session

Special District Funding

SB 214 Sponsored by Stan McClain Died in committee

  1. Introduced Oct 16, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 3, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Special District Funding; Revising agency agreements that provide state financial assistance to recipients or subrecipients to include specified special districts as an entity to which such agency may provide for the payment of invoices under specified circumstances; requiring state agencies to expedite payment requests from certain counties, municipalities, and special districts for a specified purpose; revising the definition of “rural community” to include specified special districts, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 12 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, 01/21/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Commerce and Tourism10–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  8. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development14–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  2. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  3. CommitteeCS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 673
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 273 -SJ 673
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 273 (Ch. 2026-167 ) -SJ 673

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 21, 2026 Senate Commerce and Tourism Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 10–0
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 14–0
Mar 2, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Stan McClainR Primary sponsor · District 9
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Sponsoring committee

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