Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1387: State Economic Development Contracts
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides short title; defines; requires employer to sign agreement with Department of Commerce before becoming eligible for economic development incentive; specifies provisions of agreement; provides applicability; authorizes persons & entities to report suspected violation to department within specified timeframe; requires department to determine whether violation has occurred; requires department to deliver written notice to Attorney General; requires Attorney General to request certain information from employer alleged to be in violation; requires Attorney General to initiate proceedings to recover funds awarded to employer if employer is found to have violated agreement; provides that department's findings are final; requires department to execute separate written agreement with recipient of economic development incentive before department awards incentive; specifies contents of separate agreement; provides effective periods of separate agreement.
What the bill says
An act relating to state economic development contracts; providing a short title; creating s. 288.0615, F.S.; defining terms; requiring an employer to sign an agreement with the Department of Commerce before becoming eligible for an economic development incentive; specifying the provisions of the agreement; providing applicability; authorizing persons and entities to report a suspected violation to the department within a specified timeframe; requiring the department to determine whether a violation has occurred…
From the introduced text, February 25, 2026:
An act relating to state economic development contracts; providing a short title; creating s. 288.0615, F.S.; defining terms; requiring an employer to sign an agreement with the Department of Commerce before becoming eligible for an economic development incentive; specifying the provisions of the agreement; providing applicability; authorizing persons and entities to report a suspected violation to the department within a specified timeframe; requiring the department to determine whether a violation has occurred; requiring the department to deliver written notice to the Attorney General under certain circumstances; requiring the Attorney General to request certain information from the employer alleged to be in violation; 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 department's findings are final; requiring the department to execute a separate written agreement with the recipient of the economic development incentive before the department awards the incentive; specifying the contents of the separate agreement; providing the effective periods of the separate agreement; providing applicability; CS/CS/HB 1387 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1387-02-c2 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES providing an effective date. WHEREAS, the state has the right to set terms and conditions in connection with the awarding of economic development incentives as part of its economic development …
Sponsors
- Overdorf, Toby (R, HD-085) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died on Second Reading Calendar
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- : Bill referred to House Calendar
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of Commerce Committee
- : Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
- : Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- : Now in Commerce Committee
Votes
- House: Commerce Committee (February 24, 2026): 18 yea, 5 nay, passed
- House: Commerce Committee (February 24, 2026): 18 yea, 5 nay, passed
- House: Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House: Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (February 5, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (February 5, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1387?
- H1387 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): State Economic Development Contracts.
- What does H1387 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to state economic development contracts; providing a short title; creating s. 288.0615, F.S.; defining terms; requiring an employer to sign an agreement with the Department of Commerce before becoming eligible for an economic development incentive; specifying the provisions of the agreement; providing applicability; authorizing persons and entities to report a suspected violation to the department within a specified timeframe; requiring the department to determine whether a violation has occurred…
- What is the status of H1387?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died on Second Reading Calendar (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1387?
- Overdorf, Toby (R, HD-085).
- Where is the official record for H1387?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1387
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