Legislation - HB0898

Altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; providing for certain requirements relating to the administration of the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account; providing that the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain information technology services and certain digital codes and digital products under certain circumstances; establishing the purpose of the film production activity tax credit; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media; Economic Matters

Opposite:: Budget and Taxation Click to view Recorded Media; Finance

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0388

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0498 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2026, July 1, 2026

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action Reassigned to Ways and Means Economic Matters Proceedings 17 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {663424/1 Adopted Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (118-10) Proceedings 46AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Referred Budget and Taxation Finance Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/25/2026 Legislative Date 3/25/2026 Action Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2026 Legislative Date 4/10/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/25/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {353620/1 Adopted Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/25/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (46-1) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 4/01/2026 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 4/01/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (113-23) Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 4/01/2026 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
House	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	Reassigned to Ways and Means Economic Matters	17 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Favorable with Amendments {663424/1 Adopted	44AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
House	3/21/2026	3/09/2026	Third Reading Passed (118-10)	46AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/07/2026	Referred Budget and Taxation Finance	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/25/2026	3/25/2026	Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2026	4/10/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	4/13/2026	3/25/2026	Favorable with Amendments {353620/1 Adopted	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/25/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Third Reading Passed (46-1)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	4/01/2026	House Concurs Senate Amendments	69 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	4/01/2026	Third Reading Passed (113-23)	69 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	4/01/2026	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act

File Code

Subjects

Statutes

Article - Economic Development

( 10-101, 10-137, 10-138, 10-139 through 10-146, 10-149 through 10-155, 10-156, 10-470, 1-101, 12-201, 2.5-109, 5-102, 5-108, 5-1401, 5-2301, 5-301, 5-310, 5-311, 5-319, 5-320, 5-323, 5-324, 5-325, 5-501, 5-502, 5-505, 5-509, 5-511, 5-515, 5-517, 5-518, 5-519 through 5-523, 5-524 through 5-528, 5-529, 5-530, 5-533, 5-534, 5-535 through 5-538, 5-539 through 5-543, 5-544, 5-545, 5-546, 5-549 through 5-551, 5-552, 5-553, 5-554, 5-555 through 5-558, 5-559, 5-561, 5-562, 5-563 through 5-565, 5-566 through 5-575, 6-309 )