--- type: "Bill" title: "Amendments to the State Constitution" description: "Amendments to the State Constitution; Revises provisions relating to amendments to State Constitution including initiative petitions; handling petitions; sponsor & petition circulator registration; signature verification procedures; signature revocation; record retention; duties & responsibilities of supervisors of elections, Division of Elections, & DOS; Financial Impact Estimating Conference; certification of elections involving constitutional amendments; public funding; & criminal penalties." jurisdiction: "us/states/fl" legislature: "Florida Legislature" session: "2025" identifier: "HB 1205" citation: "Florida HB 1205 (2025)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["crimes", "electors and elections", "executive branch"] status: "enacted" chapter_law: "2025-21" primary_sponsors: ["Persons-Mulicka"] version_count: 5 action_count: 62 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2025-02-26" last_action: "2025-05-05" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b8564dc-67e8-4c41-b961-749d1cdf5301" source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/ByCategory" source_hash: "a45e5b221d2b3b6a8dbd3fd3fe40bbe150bc21dade9dc83842e746025ace8392" 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 1205 (2025) — Amendments to the State Constitution Amendments to the State Constitution; Revises provisions relating to amendments to State Constitution including initiative petitions; handling petitions; sponsor & petition circulator registration; signature verification procedures; signature revocation; record retention; duties & responsibilities of supervisors of elections, Division of Elections, & DOS; Financial Impact Estimating Conference; certification of elections involving constitutional amendments; public funding; & criminal penalties. **Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2025-21. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **H 1205 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/BillText/Filed/PDF) 2. **H 1205 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/BillText/c1/PDF) 3. **H 1205 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/BillText/e1/PDF) 4. **H 1205 e2** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/BillText/e2/PDF) 5. **H 1205 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/BillText/er/PDF) ## Votes - Passage, Third Reading — **76–31** (pass) · lower - Adoption — **27–82** (fail) · lower - AA - 369878, Amendment, Second Reading — **10–26** (fail) · upper - Returning Messages — **28–9** (pass) · upper - Third Reading — **28–10** (pass) · upper - Passage — **81–30** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Persons-Mulicka — primary (person) - State Affairs Committee — primary (organization) - Bankson — cosponsor (person) - Black — cosponsor (person) - Buchanan — cosponsor (person) - Caruso — cosponsor (person) - Robinson, W. — cosponsor (person) - Salzman — cosponsor (person) - Trabulsy — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-02-26** Filed `filing` - **2025-02-26** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2025-02-26** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee` - **2025-02-26** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee - **2025-03-04** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda - **2025-03-04** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1` - **2025-03-06** Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-03-06** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee - **2025-03-06** Now in State Affairs Committee - **2025-03-24** PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda - **2025-03-26** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-03-26** Reported out of State Affairs Committee - **2025-03-27** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral` - **2025-03-27** CS Filed `filing` - **2025-03-27** Bill referred to House Calendar - **2025-03-27** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025) - **2025-03-27** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1` - **2025-04-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2025-04-03** Amendment 211009 Failed - **2025-04-03** Amendment 073391 Failed - **2025-04-03** Amendment 796099 adopted - **2025-04-03** Amendment 341105 Failed - **2025-04-03** Amendment 914213 adopted - **2025-04-03** Amendment 255831 Failed - **2025-04-03** Amendment 379821 Failed - **2025-04-03** Amendment 668427 Failed - **2025-04-03** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3` - **2025-04-03** Added to Third Reading Calendar - **2025-04-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2025-04-03** CS passed as amended; YEAS 76, NAYS 31 `passage` - **2025-04-03** In Messages - **2025-04-07** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee` - **2025-04-08** Received `enrolled` - **2025-04-30** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal` - **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - **2025-04-30** Substituted for CS/SB 7016 - **2025-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2025-04-30** Amendment(s) adopted (476344) - **2025-04-30** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3` - **2025-05-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2025-05-01** CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 10 `passage` - **2025-05-01** In Messages - **2025-05-01** Senate Message List - **2025-05-01** Amendment 376289 Failed - **2025-05-01** Amendment 258567 adopted - **2025-05-01** Amendment 315985 Failed - **2025-05-01** Amendment 908689 Failed - **2025-05-01** Amendment 988109 Failed - **2025-05-01** Amendment 477913 Failed - **2025-05-01** Amendment 247543 Failed - **2025-05-01** Amendment 887783 Failed - **2025-05-01** Amendment 438593 Failed - **2025-05-01** Concurred in Senate amendment 476344 as amended - **2025-05-01** CS passed as amended; YEAS 81, NAYS 30 `passage` - **2025-05-01** In returning messages - **2025-05-02** Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (258567) - **2025-05-02** CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 9 `passage` - **2025-05-02** In Messages - **2025-05-02** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled` - **2025-05-02** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2025-05-02** Approved by Governor `executive-signature` - **2025-05-05** Chapter No. 2025-21 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b8564dc-67e8-4c41-b961-749d1cdf5301`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).