Public Officers and Employees
- Introduced Feb 28, 2025
- In committee Mar 7, 2025
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 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; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, members of the Board of Governors of the State University System be United States citizens and either residents of this state or have graduated from a state university; prohibiting career service employees from using the influence of their positions for specified purposes, etc.
Every action
20 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 12 earlier steps
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- CommitteeFavorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability7–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government12–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
- CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1 · Senate Rules22–1 vote
- SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
- SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
- SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 990
- SenateSubstituted CS/HB 1445 (Vetoed by Governor) -SJ 991
- SenateLaid on Table -SJ 991
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 | Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability | Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 7
Not voting · 1 |
7–0 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government | CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 | 12–0 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Senate Rules | CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1 MembersYes · 22
No · 1 Not voting · 2 |
22–1 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
-
Erin GrallR Primary sponsor · District 29
- R Rules Sponsoring committee
- AC Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Sponsoring committee
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.