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HB 563

An Act amending the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), known as the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act, providing for licensing and regulating the practice of music therapy; and making editorial changes.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Anthony Bellmon and 46 co-sponsors

The bill allows the Department of Commerce to charge a voluntary annual registration fee up to $100 for participants in the Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign, with all fee

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Bill Summary · HB 563

Note on documents: The materials you provided for "HB 563" describe a Florida bill that establishes a fee for participation in a Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign. That subject does not match the title you gave at the top ("Repetitive Head Impact Prevention"). The summary below is based on the committee reports and related documents you supplied (CS/HB 563 — Fees / Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign). If you intended a different HB 563 (e.g., Repetitive Head Impact Prevention), tell me and I will summarize that bill instead.

HB 563 — Fees / Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign

Status: Filed (introduced Nov. 12, 2024); reported favorably by Commerce Committee (reported out 4/22/2025). Effective date: takes effect on the same date as CS/HB 561 or similar legislation if adopted in the same session or extension.

Purpose / Intent

Authorize the Florida Department of Commerce to collect a modest annual administrative fee from businesses that voluntarily register to participate in a state-run Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign, and direct those fee revenues to the Economic Development Trust Fund to pay campaign administration costs.

Key provisions

  • Authorizes the Department of Commerce to assess and collect an annual registration fee from participants in the voluntary Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign.
  • Fee amount: capped at $100 per registrant per year (statute language: “not to exceed $100”).
  • Revenue handling: all collected fees must be deposited into the Economic Development Trust Fund.
  • Use restriction: monies deposited from these fees are to be used solely for administering the Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign.
  • Effective timing: the bill becomes effective on the same date as CS/HB 561 (or similar legislation) if that measure is enacted in the same legislative session or extension.

Who is affected

  • Private sector: Florida manufacturers and related businesses that choose to register for the voluntary promotional campaign. Registrants may gain program benefits (marketing/market exposure) but will pay up to $100 annually.
  • State government: Department of Commerce will administer fee collection and campaign activities; the Economic Development Trust Fund will receive and hold the fee revenue.

Fiscal impact

  • Committee analysis concludes an overall net-zero fiscal impact on state revenues and expenditures because state campaign expenditures are expected to be funded by, and limited to, the collected fees.
  • There could be an indeterminate positive impact to the Economic Development Trust Fund from private-sector participation; state expenditures for campaign administration are expected to meet but not exceed fee collections.

Context / Rationale

  • The bill is framed in the context of supporting Florida’s manufacturing sector (Florida has ~422,000 manufacturing jobs and is a major manufacturing employer). The campaign is intended to promote manufacturers across diverse NAICS sectors and to help increase market exposure for participating firms.

Procedural / Timeline notes

  • Committee consideration: reported favorably in subcommittees and Commerce Committee (dates per committee reports: favorable with CS in subcommittee; reported out 4/22/2025).
  • Effective date contingent upon enactment of related legislation (CS/HB 561) in the same session.

If you want: I can produce a one-paragraph plain-language summary for public distribution, compare this bill to CS/HB 561, or draft potential fiscal scenarios based on various registration rates (e.g., revenue estimates if 500, 1,000, or 5,000 registrants sign up).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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