Florida · House Bill 621 · 2026 Regular Session

States of Emergency

HB 621 Sponsored by Fentrice Driskell Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 3, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 12, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

States of Emergency; Provides that state of emergency renewed by Governor expires within specified timeframe; authorizes Legislature to extend state of emergency under specified circumstances; provides that such extension is valid for specified timeframe; prohibits such timeframe from exceeding end of next regular session; requires Governor to immediately issue certain executive order or proclamation consistent with…

Read the full title (85 words)

States of Emergency; Provides that state of emergency renewed by Governor expires within specified timeframe; authorizes Legislature to extend state of emergency under specified circumstances; provides that such extension is valid for specified timeframe; prohibits such timeframe from exceeding end of next regular session; requires Governor to immediately issue certain executive order or proclamation consistent with Legislature's concurrent resolution terminating state of emergency; prohibits Governor from declaring substantially similar state of emergency under specified conditions; requires AG to update quarterly specified audit, rather than annually.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee · House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee · House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. CommitteeDied in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee · House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.