Florida · Senate Bill 250 · 2026 Regular Session

Rural Communities

  1. Introduced Nov 20, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 21, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 14, 2026
  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.

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…

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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

Every action

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

Show the 6 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 12/10/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations
  4. CommitteeFavorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations16–0 vote
  5. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  6. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 01/14/26
  1. SenateIntroduced
  2. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 153
  3. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (211610, 655052) -SJ 153
  4. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 153
  5. SenatePassed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 15339–0 vote
  6. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 155
  7. HouseIn Messages
  8. HouseDied in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 273 (Ch. 2026-167 )

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Dec 10, 2025 Senate Appropriations Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 16–0

Sponsors

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

All 1 cosponsor

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