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type: "Bill"
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title: "Protecting Consumers Against Pandemic-related Fraud"
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description: "Protecting Consumers Against Pandemic-related Fraud; Defines \"personal protective equipment\"; prohibits dissemination of false or misleading information relating to personal protective equipment with specified intent; prohibits dissemination of false or misleading vaccine information with specified intent; authorizes state attorney or statewide prosecutor to prosecute violation; authorizes AG to seek civil remedies."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 9"
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citation: "Florida HB 9 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2021-34"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2021-01-07"
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last_action: "2021-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5b40aef-e5c3-4b3f-aa7d-51ea5c3fb911"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/9/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "2c297e4e1e66a611fa64481552c78aa62f96ebe48d33f17d0e089ee55750cc67"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 9 (2021) — Protecting Consumers Against Pandemic-related Fraud
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Protecting Consumers Against Pandemic-related Fraud; Defines "personal protective equipment"; prohibits dissemination of false or misleading information relating to personal protective equipment with specified intent; prohibits dissemination of false or misleading vaccine information with specified intent; authorizes state attorney or statewide prosecutor to prosecute violation; authorizes AG to seek civil remedies.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-34.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 9 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/9/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 9 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/9/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 9 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/9/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable (Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable — **17–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable (Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage, Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-07** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-01-07** Referred to Pandemics and Public Emergencies Committee; Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-07** On Committee agenda-- Pandemics and Public Emergencies Committee, 01/14/21, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
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- **2021-01-14** Favorable by Pandemics and Public Emergencies Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-01-14** Now in Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee
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- **2021-02-03** Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
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- **2021-02-10** Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-10** Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
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- **2021-02-10** Now in Judiciary Committee
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- **2021-02-22** PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
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- **2021-03-01** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
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- **2021-03-01** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
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- **2021-03-01** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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- **2021-03-01** CS Filed
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- **2021-03-01** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2021-03-01** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2021)
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- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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- **2021-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-04** Placed on 3rd reading
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- **2021-03-04** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2021-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2021-03-18** Message sent to senate
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- **2021-03-18** In Messages
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- **2021-03-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-22** On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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- **2021-03-23** Received
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- **2021-03-25** Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-25** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2021-04-26** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/21
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- **2021-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-27** CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-27** In Messages
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- **2021-04-27** Ordered enrolled
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- **2021-05-13** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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- **2021-05-25** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-26** Chapter No. 2021-34
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5b40aef-e5c3-4b3f-aa7d-51ea5c3fb911`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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