SB 528 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Manufacturing

Summary

Manufacturing; Revising the duties of the Department of Commerce; establishing the Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior leadership of the department for a specified purpose; creating the Florida Manufacturers’ Workforce Development Grant Program within the department; providing that the grant program is under the direction of the Chief Manufacturing Officer in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in this state; requiring the department to administer the grant awards from the Economic Development Trust Fund, etc.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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Committee

Jan 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0

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Jan 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building

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Jan 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

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Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

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Jan 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

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Jan 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

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Dec 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations

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