Press Release
By We the People
04-05-24
| What bills passed… |
| To We the People – Throughout the recent legislative session (January 9 to March 8), I personally tracked number of bills (more than 25) which primarily focused on on the topics We the People tend to highlight during our meetings: children and education, election integrity, and state banks / bouillon repositories.Now that the dust has settled (and now that I’m back from my 2-week spring break in CA), I have finally had a chance to assess how all these bills ended up. Categorized below are the bills I tracked by outcome (i.e. Bills approved or vetoed by Governor; bills signed by officers and presented to the governor; Bills ordered engrossed / enrolled; Bills that died).Please note in the list below that the final status (as stated at FLSenate.gov) of some bills tracked is listed as “Ordered engrossed, then enrolled.”According to FlSenate.gov/Reference/Glossary, the definitions of an Engrossed Bill and an Enrolled Bill are as follows: |
Engrossed Bill
The version of a measure that incorporates adopted floor amendments. The revision is done in the house of origin and engrossed under the supervision of the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House.
Enrolled Bill
A Senate or House measure approved by both houses and signed by the legislative officers, which is sent to the Governor for action and transmittal to the Secretary of State or filed directly with the Secretary of State. The bill is enrolled in the house of origin under the supervision of the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House.
Regarding engrossed / enrolled bills, according to LegiScan.com/governor-deadlines-effective-dates:
After the legislative branch passes a change to existing law the executive branch becomes involved. During session this is largely ceremonial as new bills become law without any action on the Governor, where the only executive response is to veto the bill in part or in whole.
Bills passed near the end of legislative session may allow more time for executive action, where inaction still often results in the bill becoming law, though there are exceptions as noted below.
After being set on the road to becoming law a new set of deadlines appear for when the changes of the bill take effect. This is often specified in the bill text itself, though there are fallback rules and dates outlined below.
As such, here is a broad overview of the deadlines for how quickly a governor must act, the default result of inactivity and when a bill becomes effective unless vetoed. This is a generalized view and some specific details such as excluding Sundays or Holidays, and emergency clauses are omitted for brevity and clarity.
LegiScan goes on to list the default action and number of days in which actions become effective. The actions and dates for Florida are as follows:
- During Session: 7 days; Default action: Law
- After Session: 15 days; Default action: Law – 60 days after adjournment unless otherwise specified.
| Below is the summarization of Florida bills tracked in 2024 on behalf of We the People: Tracked Bills Approved by Governor CS/CS/HB 3 (2024) Online Protections for Minors http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/00003 — Approved by Governor Tracked Bills Vetoed by Governor CS/HB 1 (2024) Online Protections for Minors http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/00001 — Vetoed by Governor Tracked Bills Signed by Officers and Presented to Governor CS/HB 85 (2024) Pub. Rec./New State Banks and New State Trust Companies http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/00085 — Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Tracked Bills Ordered engrossed / enrolled CS/SB 758 (2024) Tracking Devices and Applications http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/00758 HOUSE – Read 3rd time HOUSE – CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 SENATE – Ordered enrolled CS/HB 919: Artificial Intelligence Use in Political Advertisinghttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/919 SENATE – Passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 HOUSE – In Messages HOUSE – Ordered enrolled HB 931, 1st Eng. (2024) School Chaplains http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/00931 SENATE – Read 3rd time SENATE – Passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 12 HOUSE – In Messages HOUSE – Ordered enrolled CS/CS/HB 1285, 1st Eng. (2024) Education http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/01285 HOUSE – Added to Senate Message List HOUSE – Amendment 495571 Failed HOUSE – Amendment 648583 Failed HOUSE – Amendment 155292 Concur HOUSE – CS passed as amended; YEAS 84, NAYS 29 HOUSE – Ordered engrossed, then enrolled CS/CS/HB 1403 (2024) School Choice http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/01403 HOUSE – Added to Senate Message List HOUSE – Amendment 203782 Concur HOUSE – CS passed as amended; YEAS 89, NAYS 18 HOUSE – Ordered engrossed, then enrolled CS/SB 7004, 1st Eng. (2024) Deregulation of Public Schools/Assessment and Accountability, Instruction, and Education Choice http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/07004 SENATE – Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (471783) SENATE – CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 SENATE – Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Tracked Bills that Died CS/HB 17 (2024) Expiration of the Mandatory Waiting Period for Firearm Purchases http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/00017 SENATE – Died in Rules HB 173 (2024) Not-for-profit Corporations that Operate Residential Homeowners’ Associations http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/00173 HOUSE – Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee HB 359 (2024) Voting Systems http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/00359 HOUSE – Died in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee HB 697 (2024) State Legal Tender and Bullion Depository http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/00697 HOUSE – Died in State Affairs Committee HB 699 (2024) Pub. Rec./State Bullion Depositories http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/00699 HOUSE – Died in State Affairs Committee HB 901 (2024) Display of Flags by Governmental Entities http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/00901 HOUSE – Died in State Affairs Committee CS/CS/SB 1026 (2024) Early Learning http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/01026 SENATE – Died in Fiscal Policy HB 1101 (2024) Forms of Identification http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/01101 HOUSE – Died in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee CS/CS/HB 1135 (2024) Lewd or Lascivious Grooming http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/01135 HOUSE – Died on Second Reading Calendar HB 1223 (2024) Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/01223 SENATE – Died in Rules CS/HB 1371 (2024) Property Tax System Study http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/01371 HOUSE – Died in State Affairs Committee SB 1602 (2024) Elections http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/01602 SENATE – Died in Ethics and Elections HB 1615 (2024) Restrictions on Firearms and Ammunition During Emergencies http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/01615 Senate- Died in Rules HB 1669 (2024) Elections http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/01669 HOUSE – Died in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee SB 1752 (2024) Elections http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/01752 SENATE – Died in Ethics and Elections For a detailed list of the various bills signed by the Governor by date (not just the ones tracked above), according to https://www.flgov.com/2024/03/22/governor-ron-desantis-signs-twenty-five-bills/ on March 22, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following 25 bills into law: CS/SB 7006 – A Review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act CS/SB 1746 – Public Employees CS/SB 1526 – Local Regulation of Nonconforming and Unsafe Structures SB 818 – Military Leave CS/SB 474 – Public Records CS/CS/SB 224 – Citizen Volunteer Advisory CommitteesSB 1720 – Marine Encroachment on Military Operations SB 1512 – Controlled Substances CS/HB 1415 – Peer Support for First Responders CS/CS/HB 1113 – Use of Lights and Sirens on Emergency Vehicles CS/HB 715 – Public Records HB 533 – DNA Samples from Inmates CS/HB 463 – Lights Displayed on Fire Department Vehicles HB 377 – License or Permit to Operate a Vehicle for Hire CS/CS/HB 179 – Towing and StorageHB 83 – Trust Funds CS/CS/HB 49 – Employment CS/HB 487 – Lost and Abandoned Property CS/HB 865 – Youth Athletic ActivitiesCS/HB 1551 – Florida State Guard HB 5201 – Trust FundsHB 7001 – A Review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act CS/HB 7003 – A Review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act HB 7005 – A Review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act HB 7007 – A Review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act According to https://www.flgov.com/2024/03/28/governor-ron-desantis-signs-one-bill-15/, on March 28, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bill into law: CS/HB 583 – Individual Wine Containers According to https://www.flgov.com/2024/04/02/governor-ron-desantis-signs-11-bills-2/, on April 2, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following 11 bills into law: HB 5203 – Property Seized by the Florida Gaming Control Commission HB 7043 – A Review Under the Open Government Sunset Review Act CS/CS/HB 883 – Short-acting Bronchodilator Use in Public and Private Schools HB 523 – Florida Seal of Fine Arts Program CS/CS/HB 217 – College Campus Facilities in Areas of Critical State Concern CS/HB 801 – Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Training for Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers CS/CS/HB 1491 – Public Records SB 46 – Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Program SB 304 – Household Moving Services CS/SB 7008 – A Review Under the Open Government Sunset Review Act CS/SB 676 – Food Delivery Platforms |
Deb Boelkes
Business World Rising, LLC
1417 Sadler Road, Suite 207
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
