---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementation of the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lobbying by a Former Justice or Judge"
description: "Implementation of the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lobbying by a Former Justice or Judge; Provides definitions for purpose of implementing s. 13(b), Art. V of State Constitution; provides penalties for violation of constitutional prohibition against lobbying by former justice or judge; provides for collection of such penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7003"
citation: "Florida HB 7003 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public officers", "employees", "and records"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2022-141"
primary_sponsors: ["Koster"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-12-01"
last_action: "2022-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c37b60f3-798c-419b-959e-e734216926ff"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/7003/ByCategory"
source_hash: "bc3a43b54591b5162a9dc3dde1342feb671a7f4141bf9bb65731460ab3987fc6"
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 7003 (2022) — Implementation of the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lobbying by a Former Justice or Judge

Implementation of the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lobbying by a Former Justice or Judge; Provides definitions for purpose of implementing s. 13(b), Art. V of State Constitution; provides penalties for violation of constitutional prohibition against lobbying by former justice or judge; provides for collection of such penalties.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2022-141.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 7003 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/7003/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 7003 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/7003/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Amendment(s) (Public Integrity & Elections Committee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Koster — primary (person)
- Public Integrity and Elections Committee — primary (organization)
- Bell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-01** Filed `filing`
- **2021-12-03** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-03** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-03** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2022-01-11** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2022-01-11** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2022-01-13** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-13** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2022-01-13** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2022-01-18** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2022-01-20** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-20** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2022-01-20** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2022-01-20** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2022-02-03** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/9/2022)
- **2022-02-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2022-02-09** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2022-02-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10** Passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-10** Immediately certified
- **2022-02-10** In Messages
- **2022-02-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/15/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- **2022-02-10** Received
- **2022-02-15** Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2022-02-17** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/22
- **2022-02-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-23** Immediately certified
- **2022-02-23** In Messages
- **2022-02-23** Ordered enrolled
- **2022-05-20** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2022-05-25** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-26** Chapter No. 2022-141

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c37b60f3-798c-419b-959e-e734216926ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).