2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H1579: Farming Community High-speed Broadband Development Incentives

Legislative Summary

Creates a state-funded grant program with Office of Broadband to fund broadband infrastructure projects in underserved farming communities; provides eligibility criteria; specifies limits on annual funding; requires funding recipients to providing annual reports containing specified information; requires office to conduct performance audits; authorizes farmers in underserved farming communities to receive specified tax credits if certain conditions are met; specifies projects eligible for tax credits; requires Office of Broadband to conduct specified public awareness campaigns & provide technical training programs.

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Bill History

2/28/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/28/2025154.0 KB