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type: "Bill"
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title: "Abandoned Cemeteries"
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description: "Abandoned Cemeteries; Creates Task Force on Abandoned African-American Cemeteries; specifies composition, purpose, & duties of task force; provides meeting requirements; requires task force to submit report to Governor & Legislature; provides for expiration of task force."
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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 37"
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citation: "Florida HB 37 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["executive branch"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2021-60"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2020-12-07"
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last_action: "2021-06-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5bc6e8d-bce6-47d4-86c3-bb9db494ed6a"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/37/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "57599362f734fd19f992f0bc3ec18f6e2e6191ea732f219cb25db857d6ea22e9"
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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 37 (2021) — Abandoned Cemeteries
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Abandoned Cemeteries; Creates Task Force on Abandoned African-American Cemeteries; specifies composition, purpose, & duties of task force; provides meeting requirements; requires task force to submit report to Governor & Legislature; provides for expiration of task force.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-60.
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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 37 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/37/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 37 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/37/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 37 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/37/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 37 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/37/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Infrastructure and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-07** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-01-15** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Infrastructure and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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- **2021-03-22** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2021-03-24** Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-25** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-25** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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- **2021-03-25** CS Filed
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- **2021-03-25** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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- **2021-03-29** Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-29** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-29** Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2021-04-02** Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2021-04-06** Favorable with CS by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2021-04-07** Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2021-04-07** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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- **2021-04-07** CS Filed
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- **2021-04-07** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
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- **2021-04-09** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-09** Now in State Affairs Committee
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- **2021-04-13** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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- **2021-04-15** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-15** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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- **2021-04-15** Bill released to House Calendar
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- **2021-04-15** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2021-04-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
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- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-20** Placed on 3rd reading
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- **2021-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-21** CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-21** In Messages
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- **2021-04-21** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-21** Received
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- **2021-04-29** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
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- **2021-04-29** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2021-04-29** Substituted for CS/SB 222
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- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-29** CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-29** In Messages
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- **2021-04-29** Ordered enrolled
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- **2021-06-03** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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- **2021-06-04** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-09** Chapter No. 2021-60
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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/f5bc6e8d-bce6-47d4-86c3-bb9db494ed6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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