Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H723: Rural Counties
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides exemption from sales & use tax for industrial machinery & equipment used by wholesalers in fiscally constrained counties; prohibits state from purchasing certain land in fiscally constrained county; requires DEP to provide certain explanation to fiscally constrained county; increases amount of annual appropriation to Small County Road Assistance Program; authorizes specified amount from State Transportation Trust Fund to be used to fund Small County Outreach Program; requires AHCA to determine which providers in hospitals located in rural areas are essential Medicaid providers; creates Rural District Graduate Placement Incentive Pilot program within DOE; subject to legislative appropriation, requires DOE to provide certain bonus to school district or charter school located in fiscally constrained county; provides for program requirements & expiration; requires SBE to adopt rules.
What the bill says
An act relating to rural counties; amending s. 212.08, F.S.; providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for industrial machinery and equipment used by wholesalers in fiscally constrained counties; amending s. 215.971, F.S.; clarifying a provision relating to agreements funded with federal or state assistance; requiring a state agency to expedite certain payment requests; amending s. 216.0153, F.S.; prohibiting the state from purchasing certain land in a fiscally constrained county; providing exceptions…
From the introduced text, December 10, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to rural counties; amending s. 212.08, F.S.; providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for industrial machinery and equipment used by wholesalers in fiscally constrained counties; amending s. 215.971, F.S.; clarifying a provision relating to agreements funded with federal or state assistance; requiring a state agency to expedite certain payment requests; amending s. 216.0153, F.S.; prohibiting the state from purchasing certain land in a fiscally constrained county; providing exceptions; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to provide a certain explanation to a fiscally constrained county within a specified timeframe; amending s. 339.2816, F.S.; increasing the amount of an annual appropriation to the Small County Road Assistance Program beginning in a specified fiscal year; amending s. 339.2818, F.S.; authorizing a specified amount from the State Transportation Trust Fund to be used to fund the Small County Outreach Program beginning in a specified fiscal year; amending s. 409.975, F.S.; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to determine which providers in hospitals located in rural areas are essential Medicaid providers; creating s. 1011.79, F.S.; creating the Rural District Graduate Placement words underlined are additions. hb723-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 723 2026 Incentive Pilot program within the Department of Education for a specified purpose; subject to legislative appropriation, requiring the department to provide a certain …
Sponsors
- Shane Abbott (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Abbott, Shane (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Ways & Means Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 273 (Ch. 2026-167)
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Ways & Means Committee
- : Referred to Budget Committee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Ways & Means Committee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H723?
- H723 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Rural Counties.
- What does H723 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to rural counties; amending s. 212.08, F.S.; providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for industrial machinery and equipment used by wholesalers in fiscally constrained counties; amending s. 215.971, F.S.; clarifying a provision relating to agreements funded with federal or state assistance; requiring a state agency to expedite certain payment requests; amending s. 216.0153, F.S.; prohibiting the state from purchasing certain land in a fiscally constrained county; providing exceptions…
- What is the status of H723?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Ways & Means Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 273 (Ch. 2026-167) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H723?
- Shane Abbott (R, HD-005), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H723?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/723
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