Florida · Senate Bill 846 · 2025 Regular Session

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SB 846 Sponsored by Tina Scott Polsky Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 18, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 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.

Advertisements for Representation Services ; Prohibiting notaries public from using specified terms to describe themselves under certain circumstances; creating a civil cause of action for declaratory or injunctive relief and to recover damages and attorney fees and costs; requiring certain businesses or persons offering immigration services to post a conspicuous notice with a specified statement, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  5. CommitteeCS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Commerce and Tourism9–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  8. CommitteeCS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary11–0 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules23–0 vote
  14. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  1. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
  3. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  4. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar
  5. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 553
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 594
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 915 -SJ 594
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 915 (Ch. 2025-82) -SJ 594

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 Senate committee CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Passed 9–0
Apr 1, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 Passed 11–0
Apr 16, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 Passed 23–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Independent.

  • Tina Scott PolskyD Primary sponsor · District 30
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • Ca Commerce and Tourism Sponsoring committee
All 3 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.