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CS/HB 717: Space Florida Financing

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Sirois ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hill

Space Florida Financing; Specifies bonding provisions to which Space Florida is subject; revises powers of Space Florida; removes provisions regarding presentation of bond proposals to, & approval of bond issuance by, Governor & Cabinet; revises provisions relating to securing issuance of revenue bonds; repeals provisions relating to pledging assessments & other revenues & properties as additional security on bonds, issuance of bond anticipation notes, & short-term borrowing; revises provisions relating to lien of pledges; revises bond maturity date requirements; authorizes Space Florida to validate bonds pursuant to certain provisions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 6/29/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-105
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/20/2019 House • Filed
12/3/2019 House • Referred to Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; Commerce Committee -HJ 58
1/13/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 3:30 pm, 12 HOB
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 58
1/15/2020 House • Favorable by Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 392
• Now in Ways and Means Committee -HJ 392
1/23/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 01/27/20, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
1/27/2020 House • Favorable by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 447
• Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 447
2/4/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/06/20, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
2/6/2020 House • CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 526
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
2/7/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 524
• CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 521
2/20/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
2/26/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 648
• Read 3rd time -HJ 648
• CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 648
3/3/2020 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 470
• Received -SJ 470
3/11/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 696
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1070 -SJ 696
• Read 2nd time -SJ 696
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/12/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 730
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 730
3/12/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1171
6/17/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/27/2020 • Approved by Governor
6/29/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-105