---
type: "Bill"
title: "Capitol Complex"
description: "Capitol Complex ; Prohibiting the construction and placement of a monument on the premises of the Capitol Complex unless the design and placement of such monument is approved by certain persons after considering the recommendations of certain entities; defining the term \"Capitol Complex\"; requiring the Department of Management Services to consult with the Governor and the Legislature before closing and reopening areas within the Capitol Complex during a declared state of emergency; prohibiting the department from closing or reopening areas within the Capitol Complex used for legislative business without the approval of the Legislature, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 5301"
citation: "Florida HB 5301 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["conference committee", "public lands and property"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2022-162"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevenson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-02-03"
last_action: "2022-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad2cab92-143a-4cc4-a6ad-30d318fc55ce"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/5301/ByCategory"
source_hash: "460b0408d3fc67c31429a677450deb03c1dcc874e16b0be7f06fe9dd55a876b6"
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 5301 (2022) — Capitol Complex

Capitol Complex ; Prohibiting the construction and placement of a monument on the premises of the Capitol Complex unless the design and placement of such monument is approved by certain persons after considering the recommendations of certain entities; defining the term "Capitol Complex"; requiring the Department of Management Services to consult with the Governor and the Legislature before closing and reopening areas within the Capitol Complex during a declared state of emergency; prohibiting the department from closing or reopening areas within the Capitol Complex used for legislative business without the approval of the Legislature, etc.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2022-162.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 5301 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/5301/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 5301 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/5301/BillText/e1/PDF)
3. **H 5301 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/5301/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Appropriations Committee) — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Committee Report, Passage — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable with 1 amendment — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Conference Report — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- State Administration and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Stevenson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-03** Filed `filing`
- **2022-02-04** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2022-02-04** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04** Now in Appropriations Committee
- **2022-02-07** Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
- **2022-02-09** Favorable by Appropriations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-09** Reported out of Appropriations Committee
- **2022-02-09** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2022-02-09** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2022-02-10** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2022)
- **2022-02-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2022-02-15** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2022-02-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16** Passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-17** Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
- **2022-02-17** Immediately certified
- **2022-02-17** In Messages
- **2022-02-17** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** Received
- **2022-02-23** On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
- **2022-02-28** Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Appropriations (521994); YEAS 20 NAYS 0
- **2022-03-01** Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/22
- **2022-03-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02** Amendment(s) adopted (521994)
- **2022-03-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02** Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-02** The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference
- **2022-03-02** In Messages
- **2022-03-03** Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)
- **2022-03-03** Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations: Stargel (Chair), Bean (At Large), Book (At Large), Gibson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Perry (At Large), Powell (At Large), Rouson (At Large), Stewart (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Rodrigues, Stewart; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration and Technology: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Rodrigues, Stewart; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Perry (Chair), Baxley, Bracy, Gainer, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Torres, Wright; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/Higher Education: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Passidomo, Polsky; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/PreK-12: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Passidomo, Polsky; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Bean (Chair), Book, Brodeur, Burgess, Diaz, Farmer, Harrell, Jones, Rodrigues, Rodriguez, Rouson; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Infrastructure and Tourism: Gainer (Chair), Ausley, Boyd, Cruz, Garcia, Gibson, Hooper, Mayfield, Perry, Taddeo, Wright;
- **2022-03-11** Bill placed in Conference (State Administration & Technology Appropriations Conference Committee)
- **2022-03-11** Conference Committee appointed
- **2022-03-14** Conference Committee Report considered
- **2022-03-14** Amendment 787783 adopted
- **2022-03-14** Conference Committee Report adopted
- **2022-03-14** Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-14** In returning messages
- **2022-03-14** Conference Committee Report received
- **2022-03-14** Conference Committee Report adopted (787783)
- **2022-03-14** Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-14** In Messages
- **2022-03-14** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- **2022-06-02** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2022-06-02** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-03** Chapter No. 2022-162; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad2cab92-143a-4cc4-a6ad-30d318fc55ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).