---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
description: "Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Prohibits governmental entities from adopting certain net zero policies; prohibits governmental entities from using public funds in any manner that supports, implements, or advances certain net zero policies; prohibits governmental entities from imposing any charge to advance certain net zero policies; requires each governmental entity to annually submit to Department of Revenue certain affidavit; prohibits governmental entities from implementing, administering, or enforcing certain programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1217"
citation: "Florida HB 1217 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-45"
primary_sponsors: ["Jacques", "Snyder"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f111f18-2cc2-4273-9686-6295cf2f7f0c"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1217/ByCategory"
source_hash: "e68ee080ebb988d6dc34dc326c14f0722a5f0214b850d625874cf88e94b86ef7"
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 1217 (2026) — Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Prohibits governmental entities from adopting certain net zero policies; prohibits governmental entities from using public funds in any manner that supports, implements, or advances certain net zero policies; prohibits governmental entities from imposing any charge to advance certain net zero policies; requires each governmental entity to annually submit to Department of Revenue certain affidavit; prohibits governmental entities from implementing, administering, or enforcing certain programs.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-45.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1217 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1217/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1217 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1217/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1217 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1217/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee) — **19–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **24–12** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee) — **12–3** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee) — **11–4** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **80–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)
- Jacques — primary (person)
- Snyder — primary (person)
- Tramont — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-08** Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- **2026-02-02** Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-02-04** Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-04** Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- **2026-02-04** Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- **2026-02-10** Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-02-12** Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- **2026-02-12** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2026-02-20** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2026-02-24** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2026-02-25** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-02-25** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-02-25** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2026-02-25** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-02** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
- **2026-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 29 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** In Messages
- **2026-03-05** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-11** Substituted for CS/SB 7046
- **2026-03-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** CS passed; YEAS 24 NAYS 12 `passage`
- **2026-03-11** In Messages
- **2026-03-11** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-22** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-23** Chapter No. 2026-45

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f111f18-2cc2-4273-9686-6295cf2f7f0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).