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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 561: Manufacturing

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 561 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Manufacturing. Primary sponsor: Mike Redondo (Republican), Nan Cobb (Republican), Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee, Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee. It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died on Second Reading Calendar.

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.

Manufacturing ; Revises duties of Department of Commerce; establishes Chief Manufacturing Officer for certain purpose; provides organizational structure & responsibilities for Chief Manufacturing Officer; directs all state & local governmental entities to assist Chief Manufacturing Officer; requires department to prepare & submit to Governor & Legislature specified report regarding manufacturing efforts in this state by specified date; creates Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign for specified purpose; requires department to take certain actions in promoting campaign; requires persons that participate in campaign to register annually with department.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike RedondoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Nan CobbPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Housing, Agriculture & Tourism SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Transportation & Economic Development Budget SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Webster BarnabyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Yvette BenarrochCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Richard GentryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Kim KendallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Leonard SpencerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Allison TantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Taylor YarkoskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25

“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 on Second Reading Calendar
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4. Bill released to House Calendar
  5. Reported out of Commerce Committee
  6. Favorable by Commerce Committee
  7. Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  8. Now in Commerce Committee
  9. Referred to Commerce Committee
  10. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  11. CS Filed
  12. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

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