---
type: "Bill"
title: "Government and Corporate Activism"
description: "Government and Corporate Activism; Revises provisions relating to deposits & investments of state money, retirement system & trust fund assets, & public funds; defined contribution plans; bonds; government contracts; financial institutions; consumer finance; money services businesses; & unfair & deceptive trade practices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 3"
citation: "Florida HB 3 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["banks and banking", "executive branch", "municipalities", "public business"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-28"
primary_sponsors: ["Rommel", "Sirois"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-20"
last_action: "2023-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/892d4e25-6795-4658-a9b2-97902f63791d"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/3/ByCategory"
source_hash: "4fabb2a0b0695b4178e1ea430fa80998eb6044f76063da9d08f787442400f002"
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 3 (2023) — Government and Corporate Activism

Government and Corporate Activism; Revises provisions relating to deposits & investments of state money, retirement system & trust fund assets, & public funds; defined contribution plans; bonds; government contracts; financial institutions; consumer finance; money services businesses; & unfair & deceptive trade practices.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-28.

## Version chain

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

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

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **80–31** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee) — **16–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **28–12** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **13–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)
- Rommel — primary (person)
- Sirois — primary (person)
- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
- Black — cosponsor (person)
- Borrero — cosponsor (person)
- Botana — cosponsor (person)
- Buchanan — cosponsor (person)
- Fabricio — cosponsor (person)
- Giallombardo — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory — cosponsor (person)
- Holcomb — cosponsor (person)
- Jacques — cosponsor (person)
- Leek — cosponsor (person)
- Maggard — cosponsor (person)
- Massullo — cosponsor (person)
- McClain — cosponsor (person)
- Overdorf — cosponsor (person)
- Plakon — cosponsor (person)
- Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Snyder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-20** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2023-03-06** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2023-03-10** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-10** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-10** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2023-03-10** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2023-03-13** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2023-03-14** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-14** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-15** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2023-03-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-03-20** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/23/2023)
- **2023-03-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Amendment 775811 Failed
- **2023-03-23** Amendment 742593 Failed
- **2023-03-23** Amendment 147429 Failed
- **2023-03-23** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-03-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** CS passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 31 `passage`
- **2023-03-24** In Messages
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
- **2023-04-18** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-04-18** Substituted for CS/SB 302
- **2023-04-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19** CS passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 12 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Immediately certified
- **2023-04-19** In Messages
- **2023-04-19** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02** Chapter No. 2023-28

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/892d4e25-6795-4658-a9b2-97902f63791d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).