2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0768: Foreign Countries of Concern

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting laboratories from using certain operational or research software produced in or by a foreign country of concern, a state-owned enterprise of a foreign country of concern, or a company domiciled within a foreign country of concern; providing certain protections for licensees who fail to obtain assurances from a person or an entity that indirectly owns a controlling interest in the licensee or indirectly holds an interest in certain entities, etc.

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Bill History

2/14/2025
Filed
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/13/2025
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/18/2025
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
Senate
3/20/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/20/2025
Now in Judiciary
Senate
3/26/2025
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/1/2025
CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Senate
4/2/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/2/2025
CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Senate
4/3/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
4/3/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/8/2025
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
Senate
4/8/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
Senate
4/16/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/16/2025
Amendment(s) adopted (510594)
Senate
4/16/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/16/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0
Senate
4/16/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
4/16/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Amendment 652203 adopted
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
In returning messages
Senate
5/1/2025
Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (756034)
Senate
5/1/2025
Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (652203)
Senate
5/1/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
5/1/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Senate Message List
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Amendment 756034 Concur
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Senate
5/23/2025
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/27/2025
Approved by Governor
5/28/2025
Chapter No. 2025-96

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #510594

4/15/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #217378

3/18/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#407
5/2/2025
114
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#17
5/1/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#307
4/29/2025
113
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#9
4/16/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
4/8/2025
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary
4/1/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health Policy
3/18/2025
8
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text5/2/20256.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text5/2/20256.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/16/20255.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/2/20253.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/20/20253.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/14/20253.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/30/202598.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/8/2025153.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/7/2025154.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/2/2025153.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025154.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/19/2025215.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/17/2025214.2 KB