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Introduced Session

An act relating to the affordable housing and supportive services for persons with developmental disabilities; providing a short title; creating s. 420.629, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; providing definitions; providing an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property; providing a vested right to such exemption for a specified time period; providing that certain building materials are exempt from certain taxes under certain circumstances; providing application requirements for a tax refund; requiring an application to be submitted within a certain timeframe; providing limitations on the amount of a tax refund; requiring the Department of Revenue (DOR) to issue a refund within a certain time period; authorizing DOR to adopt rules; providing applicability; requiring counties, municipalities, and special districts to waive certain impact fees; authorizing eligible businesses to apply to the Department of Commerce (DOC) for a specified tax credit; providing requirements for and the amount of such tax credit; providing eligibility requirements; requiring eligible businesses to file a specified statement with DOC; requiring DOC to review and approve applications; specifying that applications must be considered in the order in which they are received; limiting the amount of tax credit an eligible business may have per year; authorizing an eligible business to reapply for a credit within a certain timeframe after being denied; authorizing excess tax credit amounts to be taken in a specified manner; providing criminal penalties; limiting a corporation to taking a credit against one tax; authorizing and providing a cap for a specified tax refund on the amount of electricity paid by certain businesses; authorizing DOR to adopt rules; authorizing certain businesses to apply for specified grants; providing requirements to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation; requiring the Department of Children and Families to establish a Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program to provide rent subsidies to certain persons up to a specified percentage of the fair market rent; requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) to administer funding for certain services; requiring APD to establish Regional Housing and Employment Support Centers to provide specified services; requiring the Department of Education to expand vocational training programs for certain persons; requiring the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to provide transportation vouchers to certain persons; requiring DOT to prioritize certain state funding; requiring DOC to conduct an annual compliance audit for a specified purpose; providing penalties for noncompliance; requiring the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, in coordination with other entities, to submit a specified report to the Governor and Legislature annually; providing sources of funding; providing an appropriation; providing an effective date.

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Meg Weinberger (R)*, 

Died in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (on 06/16/2025)

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