2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H1445: Public Officers and Employees

Legislative Summary

Requires certain public officers & employees to be United States citizens & residents of this state, and, for specified public officers & employees, to reside in certain county or within certain area; requires members of state university board of trustees & members of Board of Governors to be United States citizens & either resident of this state or graduate of state university beginning on specified date; provides that specified offices are deemed vacant; narrowing applicability of certain prohibitions regarding political activities; prohibits certain state officers & employees from engaging in certain political activities; prohibits certain state officers from using authority or influence of their positions for certain purposes; prohibits certain supervisors from engaging in certain conduct; provides criminal penalty; prohibits Career Service System employees from using authority or influence of their positions for certain purposes.

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Bill History

2/28/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Now in State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
In Messages
Senate
4/16/2025
Referred to Rules
Senate
4/22/2025
Received
Senate

Amendments

House Committee Amendment #928661

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#105
4/16/2025
111
Yea
1
Nay
7
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House State Affairs Committee
4/8/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Government Operations Subcommittee
3/11/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/16/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/8/2025185.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/28/2025154.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/8/2025557.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/4/2025489.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025489.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/7/2025489.0 KB