# Florida HB 273: Special District Funding Florida HB 273, Special District Funding, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Chad Johnson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-26 (Chapter No. 2026-167) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB273-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 273 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Special District Funding - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-10-28 - Last action: 2026-06-26, Chapter No. 2026-167 - Sponsor: Chad Johnson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (225 yes, 28 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faster payments for rural governments and districts: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, agencies can pay unpaid invoices for verified, eligible work under agreements providing federal or state assistance. Eligible recipients include counties and municipalities that qualify as rural communities or rural areas of opportunity. Special districts qualify when entire… - Rural status expands to more special districts: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida's rural community definition includes independent districts providing water and wastewater services in rural areas of opportunity. It also covers counties with 75,000 or fewer people, and counties with up to 125,000 bordering one with 75,000 or fewer. Municipalities… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chad Johnson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: State Affairs Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 83 | 28 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-06-26: Chapter No. 2026-167 - 2026-06-25: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-15: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-12: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (House) - 2026-03-12: CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-12: Amendment 625206 Concur (House) - 2026-03-12: Added to Senate Message List (House) - 2026-03-06: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-06: CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 674 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 3rd time -SJ 674 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Amendment(s) adopted (625206) -SJ 673 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 673 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 214 -SJ 673 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 673 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-04: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-04: CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 28 (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-04: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: Amendment 285203 Failed (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-26: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-26: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-26: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-26: Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-21: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-21: Favorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-16: Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-14: Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-14: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-14: Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-12: Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-11-04: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-04: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-11-04: Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-04: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-10-28: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/273/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/273/BillText/e1/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/273/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-10-28: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/273/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/273/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/273/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/273/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/273/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB273-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).