2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0420: Official Actions of Local Governments

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from funding or promoting or taking official action as it relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion; providing that a county commissioner, a member of the governing body of a municipality, or any other county or municipal official who violates certain provisions commits misfeasance or malfeasance in office; requiring potential recipients of county and municipal contracts and grants to make a certain certification to the county or municipality before being awarded such contract or grant, etc.

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Bill History

2/28/2025
Filed
Senate
3/7/2025
Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
Senate
3/10/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/12/2025
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/17/2025
CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
Senate
3/18/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/18/2025
Now in Judiciary
Senate
3/19/2025
CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #433986

3/17/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Community Affairs
3/17/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/18/202517.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/28/20257.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025159.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/18/2025156.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/14/2025151.3 KB