---
type: "Bill"
title: "Operation New Hope"
description: "Operation New Hope; Authorizes DOC to contract with Operation New Hope for specified services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1207"
citation: "Florida HB 1207 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["(vetoed)"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-276"
primary_sponsors: ["Shoaf"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-27"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6cd9f09-7c21-484c-b8b1-c60914e6466a"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1207/ByCategory"
source_hash: "b13a65ddd3c890954f08db275c6dd66089c6e22f3266e0ab83634086dd42001b"
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 1207 (2023) — Operation New Hope

Operation New Hope; Authorizes DOC to contract with Operation New Hope for specified services.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-276.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1207 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1207/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1207 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1207/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Appropriations Committee) — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Justice Appropriations Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shoaf — primary (person)
- Benjamin — cosponsor (person)
- Leek — cosponsor (person)
- Nixon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-27** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-06** Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-13** Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-15** Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-15** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-21** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2023-03-23** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-23** Now in Appropriations Committee
- **2023-04-10** Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
- **2023-04-12** Favorable by Appropriations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12** Reported out of Appropriations Committee
- **2023-04-12** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-04-12** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-13** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
- **2023-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** In Messages
- **2023-04-21** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-01** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-01** Substituted for SB 1198
- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01** Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-01** In Messages
- **2023-05-01** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-21** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-22** Chapter No. 2023-276

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6cd9f09-7c21-484c-b8b1-c60914e6466a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).