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

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

CS/SB 526: Entertainment Industry

GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Gruters ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stewart ; Taddeo ; Gibson ; Berman ; Flores ; Farmer ; Braynon ; Perry ; Hooper

Entertainment Industry; Creating the Film, Television, and Digital Media Targeted Grant Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity under the supervision of the Commissioner of Film and Entertainment; requiring that film, television, and digital media projects being produced in this state meet specified criteria for grant eligibility; requiring the commissioner to set application windows for the grant; creating the Grant Advisory Board within the Office of Film and Entertainment of the department; providing membership requirements for the board, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/24/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Appropriations -SJ 69
    2/12/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/19/19, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    2/19/2019 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 159
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/22/2019 Senate • Now in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 68
    • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 155
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • CS/SB 526, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2019 at 5:41 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1401 Film, Television, and Digital Media Targeted Grant Program Buchanan Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • SB 526, Original Filed Version Posted 1/24/2019 at 3:32 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2019 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2019 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    499810 - Amendment
    Delete lines 81 - 476 and insert:
    Commerce and Tourism
    (Gruters)
    2/18/2019
    10:30 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/19/2019
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2019 10:00 AM Commerce and Tourism 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Top of SectionTop of Page