Florida · Senate Bill 312 · 2025 Regular Session

Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.

SB 312 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 17, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 3, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 20, 2025

What it does

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

Requiring the board of directors of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc., rather than the Board of Governors, to authorize the creation of a subsidiary of the corporation; revising the composition of the board of directors of the corporation; authorizing subsidiaries of the corporation to enter into certain affiliation agreements, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 27 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Education Postsecondary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules · Senate Education Postsecondary
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 02/18/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed · Senate Education Postsecondary
  4. SenateIntroduced
  5. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Education Postsecondary
  6. CommitteeCS by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 · Senate Education Postsecondary5–0 vote
  7. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  8. CommitteeNow in Governmental Oversight and Accountability · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  9. CommitteeCS by Education Postsecondary read 1st time · Senate Education Postsecondary
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  11. CommitteeCS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability6–0 vote
  12. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  13. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  14. CommitteeCS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  15. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  16. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  17. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  18. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  19. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 374
  20. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 374
  21. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 37437–0 vote
  22. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 392
  23. HouseIn Messages
  24. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  25. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
  26. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  27. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-161

Roll calls

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

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 374 · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 9, 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

112–0
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 112 No 0 Not voting 7
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 112

Not voting · 7

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 10, 2025 Senate committee CS by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 Passed 5–0
Mar 25, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Passed 6–0
Apr 1, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 Passed 24–0

Sponsors

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

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • GO Governmental Oversight and Accountability Sponsoring committee
  • EP Education Postsecondary Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

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.