2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0860: Political Advertisements by Governmental Officials

Legislative Summary

Citing this act as the "Broadcast Freedom Protection Act"; prohibiting elected and appointed officials from using or threatening to use their official authority, position, and influence to compel, coerce, induce, or intimidate broadcasters to air or refrain from airing certain political advertisements; prohibiting such officials from threatening to withhold or promise to grant state funding, permits, or other benefits to such broadcasters or initiating or threatening regulatory action, investigations, or audits against such broadcasters; providing criminal and administrative penalties, etc.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
Filed
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
5/3/2025
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/19/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Carlos Smith
Carlos Smith
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/19/20257.0 KB