Florida HB 483: Blood Clot and Pulmonary Embolism Policy Workgroup

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CS/HB 483 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to manufacturing; amending s. 20.60, 2
F.S.; revising the duties of the Department of 3
Commerce; creating s. 20.602, F.S.; establishing the 4
Chief Manufacturing Officer among the senior 5
leadership of the department for a specified purpose; 6
providing that the Chief Manufacturing Officer is 7
appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the 8
Secretary of Commerce; providing the duties of the 9
Chief Manufacturing Officer; requiring all state and 10
local governmental entities to assist the Chief 11
Manufacturing Officer within certain constraints; 12
requiring the Chief Manufacturing Officer to prepare a 13
specified report and the department to submit it to 14
the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, 15
and every 2 years thereafter; creating s. 288.103, 16
F.S.; creating the Florida Manufacturers' Workforce 17
Development Grant Program within the department; 18
providing that the grant program is under the 19
direction of the Chief Manufacturing Officer in 20
consultation with the National Institute of Standards 21
and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership 22
organization in this state; providing a purpose for 23
the grant program; requiring the department, in 24
coordination with the National Institute of Standards 25

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and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership 26
organization in this state, to review submitted 27
applications and to select specified projects; 28
providing that the department has sole discretion in 29
final grant awards; requiring the department, in 30
coordination with the National Institute of Standards 31
and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership 32
organization in this state, to establish and publish 33
ranking metrics for reviewing and awarding grants; 34
providing guidelines for such metrics; requiring that 35
priority be given to projects that meet certain 36
criteria; authorizing applicants to seek funding for a 37
specified purpose; prohibiting such funding from being 38
used for certain expenses; requiring the department to 39
administer the grant awards from the Economic 40
Development Trust Fund; requiring the department to 41
annually publish on the department's website specific 42
information regarding the grant program; requiring the 43
department to include certain information in its 44
annual incentives report; authorizing the department 45
to adopt rules; creating s. 288.1031, F.S.; providing 46
legislative findings; defining terms; creating the 47
Florida Manufacturing Promotional Campaign within the 48
department; requiring the Chief Manufacturing Officer 49
to administer the campaign in coordination with the 50

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National Institute of Standards and Technology 51
Manufacturing Extension Partnership organization in 52
this state; providing the purpose of the campaign; 53
requiring the department to take certain actions to 54
promote the campaign; requiring persons who 55
participate in the campaign to register annually with 56
the department; requiring the department to establish 57
by rule the form and manner of registration; requiring 58
the department to adopt rules to implement and 59
administer the campaign; requiring the department 60
annually to create a specified report and submit it to 61
the Governor and the Legislature as part of its annual 62
report; providing an effective date. 63
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 65
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Section 1. Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (4) of 67
section 20.60, Florida Statutes, to read: 68
20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and 69
duties.— 70
(4) The purpose of the department is to assist the 71
Governor in working with the Legislature, state agencies, 72
business leaders, and economic development professionals to 73
formulate and implement coherent and consistent policies and 74
strategies designed to promote economic opportunities for all 75

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Floridians. The department is the state's chief agency for 76
business recruitment and expansion and economic development. To 77
accomplish such purposes, the department shall: 78
(m) Encourage and oversee manufacturing in this state in 79
coordination with the Chief Manufacturing Officer. 80
Section 2. Section 20.602, Florida Statutes, is created to 81
read: 82
20.602 Chief Manufacturing Officer.— 83