Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2021/hb-873.md
T
2026-07-06 17:26:47 -04:00

103 lines
5.7 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Military Affairs"
description: "Military Affairs; Revises provisions relating to military positions in certain employment classes & officer appointments; requires Adjutant General to serve as Commanding General of militia; establishes Florida Code of Military Justice (FCMJ); authorizes courts-martial to try Florida National Guard members for offenses punishable by FCMJ; revises provisions relating to courts-martial & punishments adjudged thereby; authorizes military judge to issue pretrial confinement warrants & subpoenas; revises membership, terms, & meeting requirements of Armory Board; provides members of Florida National Guard are subject to FCMJ regardless of status; revises circumstances under which physician may practice medicine during emergency, disaster, or federal military training."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 873"
citation: "Florida HB 873 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["military affairs and related matters", "public officers", "employees", "and records"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-148"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a73cae4c-8d70-4680-9689-f2b812ccad84"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/873/ByCategory"
source_hash: "892dd9155967797a212a4643c65ce71a6c3c30c7bc7bdc84bef98837de70978b"
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 873 (2021) — Military Affairs
Military Affairs; Revises provisions relating to military positions in certain employment classes & officer appointments; requires Adjutant General to serve as Commanding General of militia; establishes Florida Code of Military Justice (FCMJ); authorizes courts-martial to try Florida National Guard members for offenses punishable by FCMJ; revises provisions relating to courts-martial & punishments adjudged thereby; authorizes military judge to issue pretrial confinement warrants & subpoenas; revises membership, terms, & meeting requirements of Armory Board; provides members of Florida National Guard are subject to FCMJ regardless of status; revises circumstances under which physician may practice medicine during emergency, disaster, or federal military training.
**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-148.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **H 873 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/873/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 873 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/873/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 873 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/873/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee) — **170** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **400** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **1180** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **230** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-09** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-12** Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-16** Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2021-03-16** Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2021-03-16** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-16** CS Filed
- **2021-03-16** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-03-17** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2021-03-25** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2021-03-29** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-29** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2021-03-29** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2021-03-29** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-08** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
- **2021-04-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Immediately certified
- **2021-04-15** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-15** In Messages
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Received
- **2021-04-21** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-21** Substituted for SB 770
- **2021-04-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** In Messages
- **2021-04-21** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-16** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-21** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-23** Chapter No. 2021-148
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a73cae4c-8d70-4680-9689-f2b812ccad84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).