Florida · House Bill 1613 · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibition of Considering Race or Ethnicity in Government Contracting

HB 1613 Sponsored by Paula A. Stark Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 5, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Prohibition of Considering Race or Ethnicity in Government Contracting ; Prohibits awarding body from requesting documentation of or considering race or ethnicity when granting contracts or awards; prohibits awarding body from requiring or encouraging contractor or grantee to consider race or ethnicity when granting contracts, subcontracts, or awards; requires awarding body to submit notice of proposed rulemaking &…

Read the full title (96 words)

Prohibition of Considering Race or Ethnicity in Government Contracting ; Prohibits awarding body from requesting documentation of or considering race or ethnicity when granting contracts or awards; prohibits awarding body from requiring or encouraging contractor or grantee to consider race or ethnicity when granting contracts, subcontracts, or awards; requires awarding body to submit notice of proposed rulemaking & adopt final rule within specified time periods; requires reduction of procurement goals by specified proportion; provides that certain laws, charter amendments, ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, & policies adopted by this state or local government are prohibited & void.

Every action

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

  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. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  7. CommitteeDied in Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.