Florida · Senate Bill 7016 · 2025 Regular Session

Amendments to the State Constitution

SB 7016 Sponsored by Fiscal Policy, Ethics and Elections Died in committee

  1. Introduced Mar 5, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 5, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Amendments to the State Constitution ; Requiring the Secretary of State to have received the ballot summary and the full text of the proposed revision or amendment to the State Constitution from the sponsor and to have received the financial impact statement from the Financial Impact Estimating Conference before submitting an initiative petition to the Attorney General; revising the criteria that the Attorney General uses when petitioning the Supreme Court for an advisory opinion related to a proposed revision or amendment to the State Constitution, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. SenateSubmitted for consideration by Ethics and Elections
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Ethics and Elections
  3. SenateSubmitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
  4. SenateFiled
  5. CommitteeReferred to Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  8. CommitteeCS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 14 NAYS 5 · Senate Fiscal Policy14–5 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  1. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
  2. CommitteeCS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  3. SenateRemoved from Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25 -SJ 421
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 686
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 1205 -SJ 687
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1205 (Ch. 2025-21) -SJ 687

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 8, 2025 Senate committee CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 14 NAYS 5 Passed 14–5

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.

  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • 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.