Florida · House Bill 1445 · 2025 Regular Session

Public Officers and Employees

HB 1445 Sponsored by Brian Hodgers Vetoed

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 5, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Vetoed Jun 18, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Public Officers and Employees; Requiring that, beginning on a specified date, secretaries and executive directors of departments, chief administrative officers of certain units of state government, members of commissions and licensing boards, chairs of governing boards or certain chief executives of certain statewide entities, or any persons appointed to hold state office in the executive branch of state government…

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Public Officers and Employees; Requiring that, beginning on a specified date, secretaries and executive directors of departments, chief administrative officers of certain units of state government, members of commissions and licensing boards, chairs of governing boards or certain chief executives of certain statewide entities, or any persons appointed to hold state office in the executive branch of state government be United States citizens and residents of this state; providing that a specified provision applies to each such offices; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, members of the board of trustees for state universities be United States citizens and residents of this state or graduates of the state university that the board oversees.

Every action

43 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 35 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. CommitteeReferred to Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeAdded to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeFavorable by Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee17–0 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeNow in State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  10. CommitteeAdded to State Affairs Committee agenda · House State Affairs Committee
  11. CommitteeFavorable with CS by State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee22–0 vote
  12. CommitteeReported out of State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  13. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  14. HouseCS Filed
  15. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  16. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  17. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  18. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
  19. HouseRead 2nd time
  20. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  21. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  22. HouseRead 3rd time
  23. HouseCS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
  24. SenateIn Messages
  25. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  26. SenateReceived
  27. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 991 · Senate Rules
  28. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  29. SenateSubstituted for CS/CS/SB 1760 -SJ 991
  30. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 991
  31. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (915478) -SJ 991
  32. SenatePlaced on 3rd reading
  33. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 1094
  34. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1094
  35. HouseIn Messages
  1. HouseSenate Message List
  2. HouseAmendment 915478 Concur
  3. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 97, NAYS 1
  4. HouseOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  5. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  6. GovernorVetoed by Governor
  7. HouseVeto Message received (2026 Regular Session)
  8. HouseVeto Message transmitted to Secretary of State

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

111–1
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 111 No 1 Not voting 7
Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 79 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 111

No · 1

Not voting · 7

Third Reading · Full Senate

37–0
May 1, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 1

Passage · Full House

97–1
May 2, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 97 No 1 Not voting 21
Democrats: 20 yes, 0 no Republicans: 77 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 97

No · 1

Not voting · 21

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 11, 2025 House Government Operations Subcommittee Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee Passed 17–0
Apr 8, 2025 House State Affairs Committee Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
Members

Yes · 22

Not voting · 4

 Passed 22–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Brian HodgersR Primary sponsor · District 32
  • SA State Affairs Committee Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.