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113 lines
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Foreign Influence"
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description: "Foreign Influence; Requiring any state agency or political subdivision to disclose certain gifts or grants received from any foreign source to the Department of Financial Services within a specified timeframe; requiring any entity that applies for a certain grant or proposes a certain contract to disclose to a state agency or political subdivision any current or prior interest of, contract with, or grant or gift received from a foreign country of concern under certain circumstances; requiring institutions of higher education to semiannually report to certain entities regarding certain gifts they received directly or indirectly from a foreign source; authorizing a whistle-blower to report an undisclosed foreign gift to the Attorney General or the Chief Financial Officer; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to incur expenditures to provide such reward from the penalty recovery; requiring certain state universities and other entities to screen certain foreign applicants seeking employment in specified research positions; requiring certain state universities and other entities to establish an international travel approval and monitoring program, etc."
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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 7017"
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citation: "Florida HB 7017 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["public business"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2021-76"
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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: 6
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first_action: "2021-03-05"
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last_action: "2021-06-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc2128b9-bfa2-40da-a87e-d42527b695c2"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7017/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "f94384fd3e9762e998e593e2931829c8a521d2c7077f3fc04a6f3b512d9d05f2"
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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 7017 (2021) — Foreign Influence
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Foreign Influence; Requiring any state agency or political subdivision to disclose certain gifts or grants received from any foreign source to the Department of Financial Services within a specified timeframe; requiring any entity that applies for a certain grant or proposes a certain contract to disclose to a state agency or political subdivision any current or prior interest of, contract with, or grant or gift received from a foreign country of concern under certain circumstances; requiring institutions of higher education to semiannually report to certain entities regarding certain gifts they received directly or indirectly from a foreign source; authorizing a whistle-blower to report an undisclosed foreign gift to the Attorney General or the Chief Financial Officer; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to incur expenditures to provide such reward from the penalty recovery; requiring certain state universities and other entities to screen certain foreign applicants seeking employment in specified research positions; requiring certain state universities and other entities to establish an international travel approval and monitoring program, etc.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-76.
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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 7017 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7017/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 7017 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7017/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 7017 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7017/BillText/e1/PDF)
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4. **H 7017 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7017/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable (Appropriations Committee) — **26–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Public Integrity & Elections Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Education & Employment Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- State Affairs 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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- **2021-03-05** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-05** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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- **2021-03-09** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-09** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-09** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-09** Now in Education & Employment Committee
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- **2021-03-15** Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
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- **2021-03-17** Favorable by Education & Employment Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-17** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
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- **2021-03-17** Now in Appropriations Committee
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- **2021-03-18** Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
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- **2021-03-22** Favorable by Appropriations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-22** Reported out of Appropriations Committee
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- **2021-03-22** Now in State Affairs Committee
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- **2021-04-02** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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- **2021-04-06** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
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- **2021-04-07** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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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 1)
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- **2021-04-08** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2021-04-08** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2021-04-08** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
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- **2021-04-09** Amendment 207711 filed
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- **2021-04-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-13** Amendment 207711 adopted
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- **2021-04-13** Placed on 3rd reading
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- **2021-04-13** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2021-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-14** CS passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-15** Message sent to senate
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- **2021-04-15** In Messages
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- **2021-04-19** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-20** Received
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- **2021-04-26** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
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- **2021-04-26** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2021-04-26** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 2010
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- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-26** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-26** In Messages
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- **2021-04-26** Ordered enrolled
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- **2021-06-04** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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- **2021-06-07** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-09** Chapter No. 2021-76
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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/fc2128b9-bfa2-40da-a87e-d42527b695c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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