Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H483: Manufacturing
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Revises duties of Department of Commerce; establishes Chief Manufacturing Officer among senior leadership of department for specified purpose; provides that Chief Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at pleasure of Secretary of Commerce; provides duties of Chief Manufacturing Officer; requires all state and local governmental entities to assist Chief Manufacturing Officer within certain constraints; creates Florida Manufacturers' Workforce Development Grant Program within department; provides that grant program is under direction of Chief Manufacturing Officer in consultation with National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in this state; provides purpose for grant program; requires department, in coordination with National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in this state, to review submitted applications and to select specified projects; provides that department has sole discretion in final grant awards; requires department, in coordination with National Institute of Standards & Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in this state, to establish and publish ranking metrics for reviewing and awarding grants; provides guidelines for such metrics; requires that priority be given to projects that meet certain criteria.
What the bill says
An act relating to manufacturing; amending s. 20.60, F.S.; revising the duties of the Department of Commerce; creating s. 20.602, F.S.; establishing the Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior leadership of the department for a specified purpose; providing that the Chief Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce; providing the duties of the Chief Manufacturing Officer; requiring all state and local governmental entities to assist the Chief Manufacturing Officer within certain constraints…
From the introduced text, January 30, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to manufacturing; amending s. 20.60, F.S.; revising the duties of the Department of Commerce; creating s. 20.602, F.S.; establishing the Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior leadership of the department for a specified purpose; providing that the Chief Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce; providing the duties of the Chief Manufacturing Officer; requiring all state and local governmental entities to assist the Chief Manufacturing Officer within certain constraints; requiring the Chief Manufacturing Officer to prepare a specified report and the department to submit it to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, and every 2 years thereafter; creating s. 288.103, F.S.; 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; providing a purpose for the grant program; requiring the department, in coordination with the National Institute of Standards words underlined are additions. hb483-01-c1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 483 2026 and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in this state, to review submitted applications and to select specified projects; providing that the department has sole discretion in final grant awards; requiring the …
Sponsors
- Cobb, Nan (R, HD-026) · primary sponsor
- Albert, Jon (R, HD-048)
- Benarroch, Yvette (R, HD-081)
Latest actions
- : Died in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- : Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- : Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- : Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
Votes
- House: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H483?
- H483 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Manufacturing.
- What does H483 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to manufacturing; amending s. 20.60, F.S.; revising the duties of the Department of Commerce; creating s. 20.602, F.S.; establishing the Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior leadership of the department for a specified purpose; providing that the Chief Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce; providing the duties of the Chief Manufacturing Officer; requiring all state and local governmental entities to assist the Chief Manufacturing Officer within certain constraints…
- What is the status of H483?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H483?
- Cobb, Nan (R, HD-026), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H483?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/483
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