---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cultural and Historical Programs"
description: "Cultural and Historical Programs; Designates Museum of Florida History as official state history museum; renames Division of Cultural Affairs as Division of Arts & Culture; transfers certain responsibilities from Division of Cultural Affairs to Division of Historical Resources; revises provisions relating to Museum of Florida History museum store; provides for disposition of abandoned property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 909"
citation: "Florida HB 909 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["and solicitations", "executive branch", "public lands and property", "regulation of professions and occupations"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-71"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef6ee21c-139d-4e83-bc5f-b18233c5fd49"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/909/ByCategory"
source_hash: "af2beaa0a0e4c68094dfa2448c13e37bc45813518df94da2d5e04a1c0bb0ebeb"
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 909 (2021) — Cultural and Historical Programs

Cultural and Historical Programs; Designates Museum of Florida History as official state history museum; renames Division of Cultural Affairs as Division of Arts & Culture; transfers certain responsibilities from Division of Cultural Affairs to Division of Historical Resources; revises provisions relating to Museum of Florida History museum store; provides for disposition of abandoned property.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-71.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 909 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/909/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 909 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/909/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 909 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/909/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee) — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Infrastructure and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-04** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-08** Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-08** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-08** Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-15** Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-17** Favorable with CS by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-17** Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-17** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-17** CS Filed
- **2021-03-18** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-03-21** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-21** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2021-03-22** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2021-03-24** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2021-03-24** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2021-03-24** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-08** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
- **2021-04-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Immediately certified
- **2021-04-15** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-15** In Messages
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Received
- **2021-04-21** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-21** Substituted for CS/SB 1404
- **2021-04-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** In Messages
- **2021-04-21** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-03** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-04** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-09** Chapter No. 2021-71

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef6ee21c-139d-4e83-bc5f-b18233c5fd49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).