2024 LEGISLATIVE YEAR
State Legislative Agenda
 

• Support continued reductions in the State corporate income tax.
• Support legislative initiatives aimed at reducing the regulatory barriers impacting new business start-ups.
• Support prioritization of Economic Development programs and funding of initiatives aimed at helping existing businesses expand and attract new businesses to Florida expand and to attract new businesses to Florida.
• Support initiatives aimed at streamlining Florida’s regulatory environment.
• Support ongoing efforts to reform Florida’s land development codes that allow Florida property owners and businesses to maximize business expansion and land development opportunities.
• Support legislation related to protecting intellectual property rights and Florida’s ability to recruit and retain knowledge-based businesses.
• Support Economic Development legislation aimed at improving transportation infrastructure and freight mobility.

• Support the continued full funding of the Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Funds and continue to oppose any attempt by the state legislature to “sweep” funds into other non-related funding categories.
• Support efforts by the state legislature to give counties and municipalities more authority to ease zoning restrictions to allow additional affordable workforce housing to be constructed.
• Support additional appropriations and grants to counties and municipalities to assist them in developing affordable workforce housing. 
• Support amendments to the Live Local Act that encourage private developers to construct additional affordable housing.

• Support St. Johns County’s legislative funding requests for: upgrading State Road 16; State Road 206, State Road 207, State Road 208, and County Road 210; completing extensions for County Road 2209 and State Road 312/313.
• Support St. Johns County’s request for funding to address beach erosion south of the Guana Reserve.
• Support funding for the completion of the feasibility study of a transit rail line between the City of Jacksonville and the City of St. Augustine.

• Continue to support prioritization and full funding of “Visit Florida” and the promotion of Northeast Florida’s tourism industries.
• Monitor and oppose legislative or regulatory efforts to divert local tourist tax revenues away from localities or to fund other non-tourism-related purposes.
• Support St. Johns County-based grant applications relative to capital investment in historic preservation.

• Analyze proposed legislative changes to the Florida tax code to determine the effects on St. Johns County businesses. After a thorough review, make recommendations to our constituent legislators, where appropriate. Generally, support measures that make Florida more competitive in comparison to other states.
• Support legislation to finally eliminate Florida’s sales tax on commercial rents.

• Support legislative initiatives to aid the profitability and expansion of manufacturers in NE Florida.
• Support legislative initiatives targeted at reducing the cost of purchasing equipment used in manufacturing.

• Continue efforts to enhance the partnership level between the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce and our elected state legislative delegation officials and staff.
• Strengthen the partnership with the Florida Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals, and other state advocacy partners to advance economic development in St. Johns County.