---
type: "Bill"
title: "The Legislature/Date for Convening 2020 Regular Session"
description: "The Legislature/Date for Convening 2020 Regular Session"
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7045"
citation: "Florida HB 7045 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2018-114"
primary_sponsors: ["Rules and Policy Committee"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0da232d-78ad-4091-ab35-4874193f0d63"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/07045/ByCategory"
source_hash: "9ba1ab8d4d5051f48163fedce86210eddb7f6f8a7fcc0d0dab2ab437dcf8ed84"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 7045 (2018) — The Legislature/Date for Convening 2020 Regular Session

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2018-114.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 7045 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/7045/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 7045 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/7045/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **110–4** (pass) · lower
- Favorable — **12–1** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Rules & Policy Committee) — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **34–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rules and Policy Committee — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-18** Filed `filing`
- **2018-01-19** Referred to Calendar `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/31/18
- **2018-01-31** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-31** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-01-31** Passed; YEAS 110 NAYS 4
- **2018-02-07** In Messages
- **2018-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Received
- **2018-02-28** On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/01/18, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- **2018-03-01** Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2018-03-05** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/18
- **2018-03-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2018-03-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-08** Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 3 -SJ 888, 889
- **2018-03-08** Ordered enrolled
- **2018-03-21** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2018-03-23** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27** Chapter No. 2018-114

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0da232d-78ad-4091-ab35-4874193f0d63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).