Florida · Senate Bill 608 · 2025 Regular Session

Gulf of America

SB 608 Sponsored by Nick DiCeglie Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 11, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 20, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” throughout the Florida Statutes, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy · Senate Community Affairs
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 · Senate Community Affairs4–3 vote
  1. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 · Senate Fiscal Policy10–5 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 382
  7. SenateSubstituted HB 575 -SJ 382
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 575 (Ch. 2025-8) -SJ 382

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 11, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 Passed 4–3
Apr 2, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 Passed 10–5

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.