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type: "Bill"
title: "Unlawful Use of Uniforms, Medals, or Insignia"
description: "Unlawful Use of Uniforms, Medals, or Insignia; Prohibits certain misrepresentations concerning military service when made for specified purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 205"
citation: "Florida HB 205 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2020-82"
primary_sponsors: ["Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee", "Local"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-09-19"
last_action: "2020-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48cc567e-60ea-4ed7-883d-ffbcac403ab1"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/205/ByCategory"
source_hash: "d7ae52c34cc22384e1140150b21448b4afb34d8aa2878159aeb44ec602f3465a"
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 205 (2020) — Unlawful Use of Uniforms, Medals, or Insignia
Unlawful Use of Uniforms, Medals, or Insignia; Prohibits certain misrepresentations concerning military service when made for specified purposes.
**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2020-82.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **H 205 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/205/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 205 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/205/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 205 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/205/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 205 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/205/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Passage, Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **240** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee) — **140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **380** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee) — **100** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee — primary (person)
- Local — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-19** Filed `filing`
- **2019-10-10** Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-30** On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 11/06/19, 9:30 am, 12 HOB
- **2019-11-06** CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
- **2019-11-06** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2019-11-07** Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2020-01-13** On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
- **2020-01-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-01-14** CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2020-01-15** CS/CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
- **2020-01-16** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2020-01-16** CS/CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2020-01-20** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2020-01-21** On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 01/23/20, 9:30 am, Morris Hall
- **2020-01-23** Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-23** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-01-30** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/05/20
- **2020-02-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-05** CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-12** In Messages
- **2020-02-13** Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Ethics and Elections; Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13** Received
- **2020-03-04** Withdrawn from Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Ethics and Elections; Rules `withdrawal`
- **2020-03-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2020-03-04** Substituted for CS/SB 352
- **2020-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2020-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Ordered enrolled
- **2020-06-16** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2020-06-23** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-24** Chapter No. 2020-82
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48cc567e-60ea-4ed7-883d-ffbcac403ab1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).