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FL S0446
Bill
Status
11/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carlos Smith
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AI Summary
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Defines "large-scale county destination marketing organization" as a county destination marketing organization with an annual operating budget of $5 million or more
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Requires large-scale county destination marketing organizations to register with the Department of State, which must maintain a public directory on its website
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Mandates a one-to-one match of private contributions to public contributions (state and local appropriations) for these organizations
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Private match contributions include direct cash contributions, fees for services, cooperative advertising, and in-kind contributions at actual market value; contributions from governmental entities or entities receiving over 50% of revenue from public sources do not qualify as private contributions
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Unmatched public contributions must be returned to the corresponding counties or municipalities by June 30 of each fiscal year
Legislative Description
Large-scale County Destination Marketing Organizations
Last Action
Introduced
1/13/2026