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HB 563

Fees/Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Webster Barnaby and 3 co-sponsors

Florida bill proposing business fees to fund a state manufacturing promotional campaign died in legislative process after initial committee approval.

Died on Second Reading Calendar
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Bill Summary · HB 563

Legislative bill overview

HB 563 would establish fees on certain Florida businesses to fund a state manufacturing promotional campaign designed to attract new manufacturing operations and investment to Florida. The bill died in the legislative process before receiving a final vote, having been indefinitely postponed in May 2025 after initially receiving a favorable committee recommendation in April.

Why is this important

Manufacturing recruitment directly affects job creation, economic development, and tax base expansion in Florida. The fee mechanism represents a policy choice about how to fund economic development efforts—shifting costs onto existing businesses rather than general tax revenue—which has distributional consequences across different industry sectors.

Potential points of contention

  • Fee burden fairness: Questions about which businesses would pay fees, how amounts would be calculated, and whether the cost-benefit analysis justifies imposing new fees on existing manufacturers or other commercial sectors
  • Effectiveness of promotional spending: Debate over whether dedicated state promotional campaigns effectively attract manufacturing compared to other economic development strategies like tax incentives or infrastructure investment
  • Competing priorities: Legislative resistance may reflect budget constraints, skepticism about government-run marketing campaigns, or preference for alternative economic development approaches

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

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