Florida · Senate Bill 768 · 2025 Regular Session

Foreign Countries of Concern

SB 768 Sponsored by Alexis Calatayud Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 14, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate May 1, 2025
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor May 23, 2025
  6. Became law May 27, 2025

What it does

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

Prohibiting laboratories from using certain operational or research software produced in or by a foreign country of concern, a state-owned enterprise of a foreign country of concern, or a company domiciled within a foreign country of concern; providing certain protections for licensees who fail to obtain assurances from a person or an entity that indirectly owns a controlling interest in the licensee or indirectly holds an interest in certain entities, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 36 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Health Policy
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
  5. CommitteeCS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 · Senate Health Policy8–1 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  8. CommitteeCS by Health Policy read 1st time · Senate Health Policy
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary11–0 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeCS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
  13. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  15. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  16. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  17. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 433
  19. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (510594) -SJ 433
  20. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 433
  21. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 43335–0 vote
  22. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 444
  23. HouseIn Messages
  24. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  25. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  26. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  27. HouseRead 2nd time
  28. HouseAmendment 652203 adopted
  29. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  30. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  31. HouseRead 3rd time
  32. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
  33. SenateIn returning messages
  34. SenateAmendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (756034) -SJ 1084
  35. SenateConcurred in House amendment(s) as amended (652203) -SJ 1085
  36. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1085
  1. HouseIn Messages
  2. HouseSenate Message List
  3. HouseAmendment 756034 Concur
  4. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-96

Roll calls

7 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 433 · Full Senate

35–0
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 35 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 7 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 35

Not voting · 3

Passage · Full House

113–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 113 No 0 Not voting 6
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 113

Not voting · 6

Returning Messages · Full Senate

37–0
May 1, 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

114–0
May 2, 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
Mar 18, 2025 Senate committee CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 Passed 8–1
Apr 1, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 Passed 11–0
Apr 8, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 Passed 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Alexis CalatayudR Primary sponsor · District 38
  • J Judiciary Sponsoring committee
  • HP Health Policy 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.