SB362 extends funding for the Visit Florida Marketing Corporation, an expensive advertising project funded at extensive taxpayer expense. The Florida State House of Representatives passed SB362 on April 9, 2020 by a vote of 114 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill uses taxpayer dollars to fund an expensive and unnecessary ad campaign that is of dubious value to average Floridians. This project has used public money to promote for-profit businesses and subsidized the creation of music videos on behalf of the entertainment industry. Budgeted at $50 million annually, this project is wasteful and outside of the purview of reasonable public spending.
Constitutional Vote: No
SB362 Taxpayer Financed Ad Campaign (Passed 114 to 2 on 4/9/2020). Extends funding for the Visit Florida Marketing Corporation, an expensive advertising project funded at extensive taxpayer expense.
4/9/2020
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SB362 Taxpayer Financed Ad Campaign (Passed 114 to 2 on 4/9/2020). Extends funding for the Visit Florida Marketing Corporation, an expensive advertising project funded at extensive taxpayer expense.
