HB 1579 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Farming Community High-speed Broadband Development Incentives

Summary
Farming Community High-speed Broadband Development Incentives; 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.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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Committee
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Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
lower
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Fentrice Driskell
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