Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

FLHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

Track This Bill

Glossary of Legislative Terms

CS/SB 1182: Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses

GENERAL BILL by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security ; Jones

Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses; Authorizing the Department of Revenue to provide specified state tax information to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Department of State under a specified condition; Creating the “Florida Veterans and Military Spouses Business Development Act”; requiring the Department of State to waive all fees for certain businesses; requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to establish registration requirements for businesses seeking certain fee waivers and tax exemptions; providing annual reporting requirements, beginning on a specified date, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/11/2026 Senate - Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

View By Bill Version View By Category

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2026 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    2/11/2026 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • CS/SB 1182, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2026 at 5:28 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1041 (c1) Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/9/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    213.053 Confidentiality and information sharing. Page 2 (pdf)
    295.189 Page 2 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • SB 1182, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2026 at 9:34 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
    Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1041 (c1) Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/9/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    172602 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    (Jones)     		2/10/2026
    1:55 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2026 3:00 PM Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    295.189 Page 1 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page