2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0348: Ethics

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting candidates, elected public officers, appointed public officers, and public employees from knowingly misrepresenting their Armed Forces of the United States service records, awards, or qualifications or wearing any uniform, medal, or insignia that they are not authorized to wear; requiring the Attorney General to attempt to determine whether an individual owing certain penalties is a current public officer or public employee, etc.

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Bill History

1/27/2025
Filed
Senate
2/3/2025
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules
Senate
2/10/2025
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/18/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
Senate
2/18/2025
CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Senate
2/19/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
2/21/2025
Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Senate
2/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Senate
3/4/2025
Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/4/2025
CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time
Senate
3/5/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
3/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/12/2025
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0
Senate
3/12/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
3/17/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
Senate
3/19/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/19/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/19/2025
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
Senate
3/19/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
3/19/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #922708

2/17/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#13
3/19/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
3/12/2025
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
3/4/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ethics and Elections
2/18/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 3

Primary Sponsor

Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/19/202515.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/27/202514.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/12/2025344.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025344.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/4/2025344.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/3/2025344.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/19/2025333.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/17/2025335.9 KB