2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S7016: Amendments to the State Constitution

Legislative Summary

Requiring the Secretary of State to have received the ballot summary and the full text of the proposed revision or amendment to the State Constitution from the sponsor and to have received the financial impact statement from the Financial Impact Estimating Conference before submitting an initiative petition to the Attorney General; revising the criteria that the Attorney General uses when petitioning the Supreme Court for an advisory opinion related to a proposed revision or amendment to the State Constitution, etc.

Bill History

3/5/2025
Submitted for consideration by Ethics and Elections
Senate
3/5/2025
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/10/2025
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
Senate
3/11/2025
Filed
Senate
3/12/2025
Referred to Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/12/2025
Introduced
Senate
4/3/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/8/2025
CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 14 NAYS 5
Senate
4/10/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
Senate
4/14/2025
CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate
4/15/2025
Removed from Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
Senate
4/15/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/28/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
Senate
4/30/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/30/2025
Substituted CS/HB 1205
Senate
4/30/2025
Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1205
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #939772

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #237114

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #599798

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #520306

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #395278

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #208070

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #658022

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #810062

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Fiscal Policy
4/8/2025
14
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ethics and Elections
3/10/2025
6
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(3/5/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/10/2025109.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text3/11/2025118.0 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text3/5/20251.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/10/2025298.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/7/2025282.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025281.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/7/2025270.0 KB