Florida · Senate Bill 1568 · 2026 Regular Session

Use of Digital Currency by the Department of Financial Services

SB 1568 Sponsored by Nick DiCeglie Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 15, 2026
  6. Became law Jun 26, 2026

What it does

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

Use of Digital Currency by the Department of Financial Services; Establishing the Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program within the Department of Financial Services; authorizing the department to accept payment stablecoins; authorizing the department to conduct examinations, audits, and investigations of permitted payment stablecoin issuers; requiring the department to monitor and evaluate the pilot program and collect certain data, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 25 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules · Senate Banking and Insurance
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Banking and Insurance
  5. CommitteeCS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Banking and Insurance10–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  8. CommitteeCS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time · Senate Banking and Insurance
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government11–0 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  15. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules22–0 vote
  16. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  17. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 644
  19. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (548372) -SJ 644
  20. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 646
  21. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 646
  22. HouseIn Messages
  23. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  24. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
  25. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  1. HouseRead 2nd time
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 3
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-175

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

34–0
Mar 6, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 34 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 8 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 34

Excused · 5

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

108–3
Mar 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 108 No 3 Not voting 6
Democrats: 28 yes, 1 no Republicans: 80 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 108

No · 3

Not voting · 6

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Banking and Insurance CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 10

 Passed 10–0
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 11

 Passed 11–0
Mar 3, 2026 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 22

Not voting · 2

 Passed 22–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Nick DiCeglieR Primary sponsor · District 18
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Sponsoring committee
  • Ba Banking and Insurance Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.