2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0324: Construction Disruption Assistance

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/27/2025
Filed
Senate
2/3/2025
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/26/2025
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/31/2025
CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
4/1/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/1/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Senate
4/2/2025
CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
Senate
4/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/10/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
Senate
4/14/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/14/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/15/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
Senate
4/17/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #615984

3/27/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
4/10/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Commerce and Tourism
3/31/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Fiscal Policy(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Carlos Smith
Carlos Smith
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/14/202517.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/1/202512.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/27/202510.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/21/2025202.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/14/2025203.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/9/2025203.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025163.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/28/2025155.3 KB