Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H741: Department of Commerce
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Exempts federal agencies from requirement that conveyance at less than appraised value must state that land will revert to board of trustees if land is not used for its intended purposes as military installation buffer or if military installation closes; revises definition of term "rural community"; repeals provisions, relating to Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act, legislative intent & purpose, definitions, Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Loan Guarantee Program, applications for grants, establishment of grant ceilings & maximum administrative cost percentages & elimination of population bias, rejection of grant applications & penalties for failure to meet application conditions, & general powers of department under s. 290.0401, respectively; designates Department of Commerce as state agency to receive federal funding from United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to administer Community Development Block Grant Program; provides that department shall administer additional federal funding in accordance with federal law & guidance from Department of Housing & Urban Development; authorizes Department of Commerce to adopt rules.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Department of Commerce; amending s. 253.025, F.S.; exempting federal agencies from a requirement that a conveyance at less than appraised value must state that the land will revert to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund if the land is not used for its intended purposes as a military installation buffer or if the military installation closes; amending s. 288.0656, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "rural community"; repealing ss…
From the engrossed text, March 5, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Department of Commerce; amending s. 253.025, F.S.; exempting federal agencies from a requirement that a conveyance at less than appraised value must state that the land will revert to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund if the land is not used for its intended purposes as a military installation buffer or if the military installation closes; amending s. 288.0656, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "rural community"; repealing ss. 290.0401, 290.0411, 290.042, 290.0455, 290.046, 290.047, 290.0475, and 290.048, F.S., relating to the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act, legislative intent and purpose, definitions, the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Loan Guarantee Program, applications for grants, establishment of grant ceilings and maximum administrative cost percentages and the elimination of population bias, rejection of grant applications and penalties for failure to meet application conditions, and general powers of the department, respectively; amending s. 290.043, F.S.; renaming the "Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program" as the "Community Development Block Grant Program"; words underlined are additions. hb741 -02-e1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 741, Engrossed 1 2026 amending s. 290.044, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Fund; renaming the fund as the "Community Development Block Grant Program …
Sponsors
- Owen, Michael (R, HD-070) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Rules
- : Received
- : Referred to Rules
- : In Messages
- : CS passed as amended; YEAS 102, NAYS 1
- : Read 3rd time
- : Added to Third Reading Calendar
- : Amendment 590771 adopted
- : Read 2nd time
- : Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
Votes
- House: H 741 c1 (March 5, 2026): 102 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House: Commerce Committee (February 24, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Commerce Committee (February 24, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (February 5, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H741?
- H741 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Department of Commerce.
- What does H741 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Department of Commerce; amending s. 253.025, F.S.; exempting federal agencies from a requirement that a conveyance at less than appraised value must state that the land will revert to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund if the land is not used for its intended purposes as a military installation buffer or if the military installation closes; amending s. 288.0656, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "rural community"; repealing ss…
- What is the status of H741?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Rules (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H741?
- Owen, Michael (R, HD-070).
- Where is the official record for H741?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/741
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