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type: "Bill"
title: "Public Works"
description: "Public Works; Revises prohibition relating to solicitation for construction services paid for with state appropriated funds; prohibits state or political subdivision that contracts for public works project from taking specified action against certain persons that are engaged in public works project or have submitted bid for such project; requires OEDR to include an analysis of certain expenditures in its annual assessment; requires counties, municipalities, & special districts that provide wastewater services & stormwater management to develop needs analysis."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 53"
citation: "Florida HB 53 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public lands and property"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-194"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 55
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-10"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d22dc81-776d-4a10-aea6-036722ee7bc9"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/53/ByCategory"
source_hash: "3d7f2f904bc52f0f5e4874ddd25c07ccf0c1dc78cddfc083c66e55d04406b2f3"
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 53 (2021) — Public Works
Public Works; Revises prohibition relating to solicitation for construction services paid for with state appropriated funds; prohibits state or political subdivision that contracts for public works project from taking specified action against certain persons that are engaged in public works project or have submitted bid for such project; requires OEDR to include an analysis of certain expenditures in its annual assessment; requires counties, municipalities, & special districts that provide wastewater services & stormwater management to develop needs analysis.
**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-194.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **H 53 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/53/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 53 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/53/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 53 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/53/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 53 c3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/53/BillText/c3/PDF)
5. **H 53 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/53/BillText/e1/PDF)
6. **H 53 e2** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/53/BillText/e2/PDF)
7. **H 53 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/53/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Passage, Third Reading — **7836** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **2416** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **168** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **106** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **7934** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Public Integrity & Elections Committee) — **116** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-12-10** Filed `filing`
- **2021-01-15** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Public Integrity and Elections Committee; State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-02-18** Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-02-19** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-02-19** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-02-19** CS Filed
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Now in Public Integrity & Elections Committee
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-03-25** Added to Public Integrity & Elections Committee agenda
- **2021-03-29** Favorable with CS by Public Integrity & Elections Committee
- **2021-03-30** Reported out of Public Integrity & Elections Committee
- **2021-03-30** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-30** CS Filed
- **2021-03-30** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- **2021-04-01** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2021-04-18** PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2021-04-19** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
- **2021-04-19** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2021-04-19** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-04-19** CS Filed
- **2021-04-19** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-04-19** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/22/2021)
- **2021-04-19** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
- **2021-04-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Amendment 869533 adopted
- **2021-04-22** Amendment 038919 adopted
- **2021-04-22** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-04-22** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** CS passed as amended; YEAS 78, NAYS 36 `passage`
- **2021-04-23** In Messages
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-23** Received
- **2021-04-26** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-26** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-26** Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1076
- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Amendment(s) adopted (427668)
- **2021-04-26** Amendment(s) failed (923332)
- **2021-04-26** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** CS passed as amended; YEAS 24 NAYS 16 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** In Messages
- **2021-04-28** Added to Senate Message List
- **2021-04-28** Amendment 427668 Concur
- **2021-04-28** CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 34 `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- **2021-06-28** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-06** Chapter No. 2021-194
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d22dc81-776d-4a10-aea6-036722ee7bc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).