Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H273: Special District Funding
Status: Chaptered, June 26, 2026
Revising agency agreements that provide state financial assistance to recipients or subrecipients to include specified special districts as an entity to which such agency may provide for the payment of invoices under specified circumstances; providing construction; requiring state agencies to expedite payment requests from certain counties, municipalities, and special districts for a specified purpose, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to special district funding; amending s. 215.971, F.S.; revising agency agreements that provide state financial assistance to recipients or subrecipients to include specified special districts as an entity to which such agency may provide for the payment of invoices under specified circumstances; providing construction; requiring state agencies to expedite payment requests from certain counties, municipalities, and special districts for a specified purpose; amending s. 288.0656, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "rural community" to include specified special districts…
From the enrolled text, March 13, 2026:
An act relating to special district funding; amending s. 215.971, F.S.; revising agency agreements that provide state financial assistance to recipients or subrecipients to include specified special districts as an entity to which such agency may provide for the payment of invoices under specified circumstances; providing construction; requiring state agencies to expedite payment requests from certain counties, municipalities, and special districts for a specified purpose; amending s. 288.0656, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "rural community" to include specified special districts; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section 215.971, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 215.971 Agreements funded with federal or state assistance.-- (1) An agency agreement that provides state financial assistance to a recipient or subrecipient, as those terms are defined in s. 215.97, or that provides federal financial assistance to a subrecipient, as defined by applicable United words underlined are additions. hb273 -02-er FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 273, Engrossed 1 2026 Legislature States Office of Management and Budget circulars, must include all of the following: (h) If the agency agreement provides federal or state financial assistance to a county or municipality that is a rural community or rural area of opportunity as those terms are defined in s. 288.0656(2) or a special …