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FL S0446

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Carlos Smith

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "large-scale county destination marketing organization" as a county destination marketing organization with an annual operating budget of $5 million or more

  • Requires large-scale county destination marketing organizations to register with the Department of State, which must maintain a public directory on its website

  • Mandates a one-to-one match of private contributions to public contributions (state and local appropriations) for these organizations

  • 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

  • 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

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