Florida · House Bill 583 · 2025 Regular Session

Registration of Agents and Organizations Associated with Foreign Countries of Concern

  1. Introduced Feb 12, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 19, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

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

Requires agents of foreign countries of concern & foreign-supported political organizations to register with Division of Elections within specified timeframe; requires registration of agent of foreign country of concern be signed under oath; requires division to create registration forms.

Every action

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

Show the 20 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. CommitteeAdded to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeFavorable by Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee16–0 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeNow in State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  10. HousePCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  11. CommitteeFavorable with CS by State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee23–0 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. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  16. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
  17. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  18. HouseRead 2nd time
  19. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  20. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  1. HouseRead 3rd time
  2. HouseCS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
  3. HouseMessage sent to senate
  4. SenateIn Messages
  5. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  6. SenateReceived
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage · Full House

115–0
Apr 23, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 115 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 115

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

  • Michael OwenR Primary sponsor · District 70
  • SA State Affairs Committee Sponsoring committee
All 8 cosponsors

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.