Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1236: Employers Receiving Economic Development Incentives from State Agencies
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring an employer to sign an agreement with a state agency that is awarding an economic development incentive before becoming eligible for the economic development incentive; authorizing persons and entities to report a suspected violation to the Attorney General within a specified timeframe; requiring the Attorney General to determine whether a violation has occurred; requiring a state agency to execute a separate written agreement with the recipient of the economic development incentive before the state agency awards the economic development incentive, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to employers receiving economic development incentives from state agencies; creating s. 447.18, F.S.; defining terms; requiring an employer to sign an agreement with a state agency that is awarding an economic development incentive before becoming eligible for the economic development incentive; specifying the provisions of the agreement; providing applicability; authorizing persons and entities to report a suspected violation to the Attorney General within a specified timeframe…
From the introduced text, January 6, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to employers receiving economic development incentives from state agencies; creating s. 447.18, F.S.; defining terms; requiring an employer to sign an agreement with a state agency that is awarding an economic development incentive before becoming eligible for the economic development incentive; specifying the provisions of the agreement; providing applicability; authorizing persons and entities to report a suspected violation to the Attorney General within a specified timeframe; requiring the Attorney General to determine whether a violation has occurred; requiring the Attorney General to request certain information from the employer alleged to be in violation; providing that refusal of such employer to provide such information is in violation of the agreement; requiring the Attorney General to deliver his or her findings to such employer within a specified timeframe; requiring the Attorney General to initiate proceedings to recover funds awarded to the employer if the employer is found to have violated the agreement; providing that the Attorney General's findings are final; requiring a state agency to execute a separate written agreement with the recipient of the economic development incentive before the state agency awards the economic development incentive; specifying the contents of the separate agreement; providing the effective periods of the separate agreement; providing applicability; defining the term "agreement"; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, the …