---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Works Projects"
description: "Public Works Projects; Revising the definition of the term \"public works project\"; revising applicability of a provision that prohibits the state or a political subdivision that contracts for a public works project from taking certain actions under specified circumstances, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 705"
citation: "Florida HB 705 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public lands and property"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-208"
primary_sponsors: ["Shoaf"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-12-04"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8845c490-443d-4323-bee2-ba67c0ff1e49"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/705/ByCategory"
source_hash: "6e6110659342f5701baa1c95edfde28df13c64de5c2592eda33dcdbdcb8014ee"
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 705 (2024) — Public Works Projects

Public Works Projects; Revising the definition of the term "public works project"; revising applicability of a provision that prohibits the state or a political subdivision that contracts for a public works project from taking certain actions under specified circumstances, etc.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-208.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 705 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/705/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 705 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/705/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 705 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/705/BillText/e1/PDF)
4. **H 705 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/705/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **28–12** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **80–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Shoaf — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-04** Filed `filing`
- **2023-12-19** Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-19** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-19** Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-01-17** Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
- **2024-01-19** Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-19** Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
- **2024-01-19** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-01-19** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-01-22** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2024-01-22** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2024-01-30** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-30** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2024-01-30** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2024-01-30** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-22** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/27/2024)
- **2024-02-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Amendment 269599 adopted
- **2024-02-27** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 32 `passage`
- **2024-02-28** In Messages
- **2024-02-28** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-03-04** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2024-03-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-04** Substituted for CS/SB 742
- **2024-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** CS passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 12 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** In Messages
- **2024-03-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Chapter No. 2024-208

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8845c490-443d-4323-bee2-ba67c0ff1e49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).