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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1041: Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1041 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses. Primary sponsor: Ashley Gantt (Democratic), Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Ways & Means Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses ; Requires DOS to waive specified fees for certain businesses; provides eligibility & registration requirements for such waivers; provides tax exemptions for certain businesses; provides eligibility requirements for such exemptions; requires DOR to establish procedures for claiming such exemptions; provides for rulemaking & interagency cooperation; provides annual reporting requirements.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ashley GanttPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Intergovernmental Affairs SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Ways & Means Committee
  2. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  3. Now in Ways & Means Committee
  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  5. Referred to Ways & Means Committee
  6. CS Filed
  7. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  8. Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  9. Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  10. Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
  11. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  12. Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source