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SB 1540: Workforce Retention

GENERAL BILL by Torres

Workforce Retention; Designating the “Florida Jobs Retention Act of 2024”; defining the terms “department” and “employer”; requiring employers that intend to relocate out of state or cease operation to notify the Department of Business and Professional Regulation within a specified timeframe before taking such action; providing that such employers are ineligible for state grants, loans, or tax benefits for a specified timeframe; requiring the head of each state agency to ensure that certain services are performed by state contractors within the state, etc.

Effective Date: 240 days after becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2024 Senate • Filed
1/10/2024 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
• Introduced
1/18/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/23/2024 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
1/24/2024 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government