HB 723: Rural Counties
GENERAL BILL by Abbott
Rural Counties; Provides exemption from sales & use tax for industrial machinery & equipment used by wholesalers in fiscally constrained counties; prohibits state from purchasing certain land in fiscally constrained county; requires DEP to provide certain explanation to fiscally constrained county; increases amount of annual appropriation to Small County Road Assistance Program; authorizes specified amount from State Transportation Trust Fund to be used to fund Small County Outreach Program; requires AHCA to determine which providers in hospitals located in rural areas are essential Medicaid providers; creates Rural District Graduate Placement Incentive Pilot program within DOE; subject to legislative appropriation, requires DOE to provide certain bonus to school district or charter school located in fiscally constrained county; provides for program requirements & expiration; requires SBE to adopt rules. APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/10/2025 House • Filed
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HB 723, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/10/2025 at 10:41 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 250 Rural Communities Simon Compare Last Action: 12/10/2025 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 
Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 2 (pdf) 215.971 Agreements funded with federal or state assistance. Page 4 (pdf) 216.0153 Comprehensive state-owned real property system. Page 5 (pdf) 339.2816 Small County Road Assistance Program. Page 6 (pdf) 339.2818 Small County Outreach Program. Page 7 (pdf) 409.975 Managed care plan accountability. Page 7 (pdf) 1011.79 Page 9 (pdf)