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SB 528: Manufacturing

GENERAL BILL by Truenow

Manufacturing; Revising the duties of the Department of Commerce; establishing the Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior leadership of the department for a specified purpose; creating the Florida Manufacturers’ Workforce Development Grant Program within the department; providing that the grant program is under the direction of the Chief Manufacturing Officer in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in this state; requiring the department to administer the grant awards from the Economic Development Trust Fund, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/21/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/17/2025 Senate • Filed
12/1/2025 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
• Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
1/16/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
1/21/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations