Florida · Senate Bill 232 · 2025 Regular Session

Debt Collection

SB 232 Sponsored by Ana Maria Rodriguez Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 14, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 29, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor May 16, 2025
  6. Became law May 16, 2025

What it does

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

Revising prohibited practices for a person attempting to collect consumer debt, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 28 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Commerce and Tourism; Banking and Insurance; Rules · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/11/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/03/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  5. CommitteeCS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Commerce and Tourism8–0 vote
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  8. CommitteeNow in Banking and Insurance · Senate Banking and Insurance
  9. CommitteeCS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed · Senate Banking and Insurance
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Banking and Insurance
  12. CommitteeCS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Banking and Insurance10–0 vote
  13. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  14. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  15. CommitteeCS/CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time · Senate Banking and Insurance
  16. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  17. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  18. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  19. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
  20. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 431
  21. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 431
  22. SenateCS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 43136–0 vote
  23. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 444
  24. HouseIn Messages
  25. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  26. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  27. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  28. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-23

Roll calls

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

CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 431 · Full Senate

36–0
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 8 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

Not voting · 2

Passage · Full House

116–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 116 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 84 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 116

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 3, 2025 Senate committee CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Passed 8–0
Mar 31, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Passed 10–0
Apr 8, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 Passed 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Ana Maria RodriguezR Primary sponsor · District 40
  • Ba Banking and Insurance Sponsoring committee
  • Ca Commerce and Tourism Sponsoring committee

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.