Florida · Senate Bill 910 · 2025 Regular Session

Veterans’ Benefits Assistance

SB 910 Sponsored by Jay Collins Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 19, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 19, 2025

What it does

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

Veterans’ Benefits Assistance ; Prohibiting a person from receiving compensation for referring an individual to a provider for advising, assisting, or consulting on any veterans’ benefits matter; requiring that persons who advise, assist, or consult on veterans’ benefits matters for compensation provide a specified oral and written disclosure before entering into a business relationship with a client; prohibiting a…

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Veterans’ Benefits Assistance ; Prohibiting a person from receiving compensation for referring an individual to a provider for advising, assisting, or consulting on any veterans’ benefits matter; requiring that persons who advise, assist, or consult on veterans’ benefits matters for compensation provide a specified oral and written disclosure before entering into a business relationship with a client; prohibiting a provider who advises, assists, or consults on veterans’ benefits matters from charging certain fees; requiring a provider to ensure that individuals who directly assist a veteran in a veterans’ benefits matter complete a specified background screening before entering into an agreement with a veteran for veterans’ benefits matters, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 26 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Commerce and Tourism; Rules · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  5. CommitteeCS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security5–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Commerce and Tourism · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  8. CommitteeCS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Commerce and Tourism9–0 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  14. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  15. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  16. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  17. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 414
  19. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 414
  20. SenateCS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 414
  21. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 421
  22. HouseIn Messages
  23. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  24. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  25. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  26. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-150

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 18, 2025 Senate committee CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 Passed 5–0
Mar 31, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Passed 9–0
Apr 8, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 Passed 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jay CollinsR Primary sponsor · District 14
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • Ma Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 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.