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type: "Bill"
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title: "Facility Requirements Based on Sex"
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description: "Facility Requirements Based on Sex; Provides requirements for exclusive use of restrooms & changing facilities by gender; prohibits willfully entering restroom or changing facility designated for opposite sex & refusing to depart when asked to do so; provides requirements for exclusive use of domestic violence centers by gender; provides requirements for correctional institutions; requires entities that receive state licenses to submit compliance documentation; authorizes AG to bring enforcement actions provides exception for individuals born with certain genetically or biochemically verifiable disorder of sex development."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 1521"
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citation: "Florida HB 1521 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["and solicitations"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2023-106"
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primary_sponsors: ["Plakon"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 51
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-03-06"
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last_action: "2023-05-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cb33a86-242d-43e9-961c-38ff025e2833"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1521/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "96e28f334e09d5aa4a80518813a7ee0b34c75b3ea970584a6c5307c94d3b5f81"
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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 1521 (2023) — Facility Requirements Based on Sex
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Facility Requirements Based on Sex; Provides requirements for exclusive use of restrooms & changing facilities by gender; prohibits willfully entering restroom or changing facility designated for opposite sex & refusing to depart when asked to do so; provides requirements for exclusive use of domestic violence centers by gender; provides requirements for correctional institutions; requires entities that receive state licenses to submit compliance documentation; authorizes AG to bring enforcement actions provides exception for individuals born with certain genetically or biochemically verifiable disorder of sex development.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-106.
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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 1521 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1521/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 1521 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1521/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 1521 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1521/BillText/e1/PDF)
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4. **H 1521 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1521/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee) — **11–3** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **14–5** (pass) · lower
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- Passage — **80–36** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **26–12** (pass) · upper
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- Passage, Third Reading — **80–37** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Plakon — primary (person)
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- Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Bankson — cosponsor (person)
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- Black — cosponsor (person)
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- Buchanan — cosponsor (person)
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- Gregory — cosponsor (person)
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- Holcomb — cosponsor (person)
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- Maggard — cosponsor (person)
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- McClain — cosponsor (person)
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- Roach — cosponsor (person)
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- Roth — cosponsor (person)
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- Trabulsy — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-06** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-09** Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-09** Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-09** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-09** Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-24** Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-03-29** Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-30** Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-30** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2023-03-30** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-30** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-31** Original reference removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-31** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-31** Now in Commerce Committee
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- **2023-04-06** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
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- **2023-04-11** Favorable by Commerce Committee (Amended) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-12** Reported out of Commerce Committee
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- **2023-04-12** Bill released to House Calendar
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- **2023-04-12** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2023-04-13** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/18/2023)
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- **2023-04-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-18** Amendment 389531 Failed
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- **2023-04-18** Amendment 305445 Failed
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- **2023-04-18** Amendment 483289 Failed
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- **2023-04-18** Amendment 504107 Failed
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- **2023-04-18** Amendment 696301 Failed
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- **2023-04-18** Amendment 095191 Failed
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- **2023-04-18** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-18** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2023-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-19** CS passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 37 `passage`
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- **2023-04-19** In Messages
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- **2023-04-19** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-19** Received `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-02** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
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- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2023-05-02** Substituted for CS/SB 1674
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- **2023-05-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-02** Amendment(s) adopted (730228)
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- **2023-05-02** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-03** CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 12 `passage`
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- **2023-05-03** In Messages
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- **2023-05-03** Added to Senate Message List
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- **2023-05-03** CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 36 `passage`
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- **2023-05-03** Amendment 730228 Concur
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- **2023-05-03** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-17** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-17** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-18** Chapter No. 2023-106
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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/6cb33a86-242d-43e9-961c-38ff025e2833`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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