2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H0999: Legal Tender

Legislative Summary

Specifies that gold coin & silver coin are legal tender for specified purpose; prohibits persons from being required to offer or accept any legal tender for specified purpose; prohibits persons from incurring liability for refusing to offer or accept legal tender; specifies that governmental entity that tenders or accepts gold coin or silver coin need not comply with certain provisions; requires custodians of gold coin or silver coin which hold public deposits to meet certain requirements; requires OFR to approve application & application renewal for custodian of gold coin or silver coin under certain circumstances; prohibits persons from engaging in or advertising that they engage in activity of custodian of gold coin or silver coin for compensation without license; specifies that obligations of custodian to owner of gold coin or silver coin are fiduciary in nature for specified purpose.

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Bill History

2/24/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/2/2025
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/2/2025
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/2/2025
Referred to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/2/2025
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Now in Ways & Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Now in Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
PCS added to Commerce Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Reported out of Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 1
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
In Messages
Senate
4/23/2025
Referred to Appropriations
Senate
4/23/2025
Received
Senate

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment (Delete All) #601874

4/24/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#167
4/23/2025
112
Yea
1
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Commerce Committee
4/15/2025
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Ways & Means Committee
4/2/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
3/20/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/23/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/17/2025232.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/24/2025161.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/17/2025667.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/2/2025569.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025569.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/21/2025565.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/19/2025564.5 KB