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CS/CS/HB 561: Manufacturing

GENERAL BILL by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee ; Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee ; Cobb ; Redondo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Benarroch ; Gentry ; Kendall ; Spencer ; Tant ; Yarkosky

Manufacturing ; Revises duties of Department of Commerce; establishes Chief Manufacturing Officer for certain purpose; provides organizational structure & responsibilities for Chief Manufacturing Officer; directs all state & local governmental entities to assist Chief Manufacturing Officer; requires department to prepare & submit to Governor & Legislature specified report regarding manufacturing efforts in this state by specified date; creates Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign for specified purpose; requires department to take certain actions in promoting campaign; requires persons that participate in campaign to register annually with department.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/22/2025 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/12/2025 House • Filed
2/19/2025 House • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/28/2025 House • PCS added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
4/1/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
4/6/2025 House • Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/7/2025 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/8/2025 House • Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
• Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda
4/10/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
4/11/2025 House • Reported out of Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
4/21/2025 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
4/22/2025 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar