---
type: "Bill"
title: "Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships"
description: "Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships; Authorizes, rather than requires, responsible public entity to publish notice of unsolicited proposal for qualifying project in specified manner & that other proposals for same project will be accepted; authorizes responsible public entity to proceed with unsolicited proposal for qualifying project without public bidding process if responsible public entity holds public meeting that meets certain requirements & holds a subsequent public meeting at which responsible public entity makes certain determination; requires responsible public entity to consider certain factors; requires responsible public entity to publish certain report in Florida Administrative Register for certain period in certain circumstances; revises certain determinations that responsible public entity must make before approving comprehensive agreement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 781"
citation: "Florida HB 781 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public lands and property"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-96"
primary_sponsors: ["Clemons"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-12-07"
last_action: "2024-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00e48807-701b-4423-afd8-4ef7de18094c"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/781/ByCategory"
source_hash: "8d345a076f75f86a866ceb71aa8d51335957a56866caf81f8856f0d59353d6f6"
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 781 (2024) — Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships

Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships; Authorizes, rather than requires, responsible public entity to publish notice of unsolicited proposal for qualifying project in specified manner & that other proposals for same project will be accepted; authorizes responsible public entity to proceed with unsolicited proposal for qualifying project without public bidding process if responsible public entity holds public meeting that meets certain requirements & holds a subsequent public meeting at which responsible public entity makes certain determination; requires responsible public entity to consider certain factors; requires responsible public entity to publish certain report in Florida Administrative Register for certain period in certain circumstances; revises certain determinations that responsible public entity must make before approving comprehensive agreement.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-96.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 781 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/781/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 781 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/781/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 781 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/781/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **37–2** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Clemons — primary (person)
- Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- López, J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-07** Filed `filing`
- **2023-12-27** Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-27** Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-27** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-27** Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-01-30** PCS added to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2024-02-01** Favorable with CS by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** Reported out of Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2024-02-01** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-02-01** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-01** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-02-02** Original reference removed: State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2024-02-02** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2024-02-19** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2024-02-21** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2024-02-21** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2024-02-21** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-27** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024)
- **2024-03-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** In Messages
- **2024-03-04** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-04** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2024-03-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-04** Substituted for CS/SB 870
- **2024-03-04** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** In Messages
- **2024-03-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-04-02** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-15** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-16** Chapter No. 2024-96

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00e48807-701b-4423-afd8-4ef7de18094c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).