---
type: "Bill"
title: "Deceased Individuals"
description: "Deceased Individuals ; Defines \"next of kin\"; requires law enforcement agencies to provide certain information during investigation of death of minor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 233"
citation: "Florida HB 233 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["and solicitations", "criminal procedure and corrections", "labor"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-109"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b739b30e-1242-411e-8fd8-92b8f171148b"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/233/ByCategory"
source_hash: "4b9002a43a0d9276cdcfc90e23fff7bd3f3de8c1bd3ee375333b196793edd112"
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 233 (2023) — Deceased Individuals

Deceased Individuals ; Defines "next of kin"; requires law enforcement agencies to provide certain information during investigation of death of minor.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-109.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 233 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/233/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 233 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/233/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 233 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/233/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 233 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/233/BillText/e1/PDF)
5. **H 233 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/233/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Michael — primary (person)
- Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Amesty — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Bankson — cosponsor (person)
- Barnaby — cosponsor (person)
- Basabe — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin — cosponsor (person)
- Berfield — cosponsor (person)
- Canady — cosponsor (person)
- Chambliss — cosponsor (person)
- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
- Eskamani — cosponsor (person)
- Gonzalez Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- Leek — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
- Nixon — cosponsor (person)
- Plasencia — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson, F. — cosponsor (person)
- Stark — cosponsor (person)
- Steele — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Filed `filing`
- **2023-01-25** Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
- **2023-02-16** Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-07** Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-11** Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
- **2023-03-11** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-11** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-13** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-24** PCS added to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-28** Favorable with CS by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Reported out of Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-28** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-28** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2023-03-29** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-06** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2023-04-11** Favorable by Commerce Committee (Amended) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2023-04-11** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-04-11** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
- **2023-04-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Amendment 148165 adopted
- **2023-04-25** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-26** In Messages
- **2023-04-26** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-03** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-03** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 490
- **2023-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-03** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-03** In Messages
- **2023-05-03** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-22** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-22** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-22** Chapter No. 2023-109

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b739b30e-1242-411e-8fd8-92b8f171148b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).