Florida · Senate Bill 612 · 2025 Regular Session

Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances Resulting in Death

SB 612 Sponsored by Danny Burgess Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 11, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 20, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor May 16, 2025
  6. Became law May 22, 2025

What it does

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

Defining the terms “dangerous fentanyl or fentanyl analogs” and “distribute”; creating an offense of murder in the third degree, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 24 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice9–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  8. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice8–1 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 14 NAYS 4 · Senate Fiscal Policy14–4 vote
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  15. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
  16. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 535
  17. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (319966) -SJ 535
  18. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 535
  19. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 5 -SJ 53531–5 vote
  20. HouseIn Messages
  21. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  22. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  23. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  24. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 1
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-69

Roll calls

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

CS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 5 -SJ 535 · Full Senate

31–5
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 31 No 5 Not voting 2
Democrats: 5 yes, 5 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 31

No · 5

Not voting · 2

Passage · Full House

113–1
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 113 No 1 Not voting 5
Democrats: 29 yes, 1 no Republicans: 84 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 113

No · 1

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 Senate committee CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Passed 9–0
Apr 15, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 Passed 8–1
Apr 22, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 14 NAYS 4 Passed 14–4

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Danny BurgessR Primary sponsor · District 23
  • CJ Criminal Justice 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.