Florida · Senate Bill 348 · 2025 Regular Session

Ethics

  1. Introduced Jan 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 3, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor May 16, 2025
  6. Became law May 23, 2025

What it does

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

Prohibiting candidates, elected public officers, appointed public officers, and public employees from knowingly misrepresenting their Armed Forces of the United States service records, awards, or qualifications or wearing any uniform, medal, or insignia that they are not authorized to wear; requiring the Attorney General to attempt to determine whether an individual owing certain penalties is a current public officer or public employee, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 24 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Ethics and Elections; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules · Senate Ethics and Elections
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/18/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Ethics and Elections
  4. CommitteeCS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Ethics and Elections7–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. CommitteeNow in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security6–0 vote
  9. SenateIntroduced
  10. CommitteeCS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time · Senate Ethics and Elections
  11. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules25–0 vote
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  15. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
  16. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 236
  17. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 236
  18. SenateCS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 23639–0 vote
  19. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 242
  20. HouseIn Messages
  21. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  22. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  23. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  24. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-85

Roll calls

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

CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 236 · Full Senate

39–0
Mar 19, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 0
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 28 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

Passage · Full House

114–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 114 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 114

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 18, 2025 Senate committee CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 Passed 7–0
Mar 4, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Passed 6–0
Mar 12, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 Passed 25–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • Ea Ethics and Elections Sponsoring committee
All 2 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.