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type: "Bill"
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title: "Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries"
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description: "Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries; Creates Historic Cemeteries Program within Division of Historical Resources of DOS; creates Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council; authorizes certain entities to acquire conservation easements to preserve cemeteries; provides appropriations & authorizes positions."
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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 49"
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citation: "Florida HB 49 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["and solicitations", "appropriations", "public lands and property", "real and personal property"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2023-142"
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primary_sponsors: ["Driskell"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2022-12-14"
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last_action: "2023-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/483ec281-4aba-4b02-9f62-9ba19c4ca0af"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/49/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "b52deb9332e7bfbe7005ac84a3780112320732d2d403e9e0c53e91e45a7916f3"
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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 49 (2023) — Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries
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Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries; Creates Historic Cemeteries Program within Division of Historical Resources of DOS; creates Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council; authorizes certain entities to acquire conservation easements to preserve cemeteries; provides appropriations & authorizes positions.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-142.
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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 49 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/49/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 49 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/49/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 49 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/49/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 49 c3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/49/BillText/c3/PDF)
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5. **H 49 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/49/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage, Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Driskell — primary (person)
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- Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
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- Arrington — cosponsor (person)
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- Benjamin — cosponsor (person)
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- Berfield — cosponsor (person)
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- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Cassel — cosponsor (person)
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- Cross — cosponsor (person)
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- Edmonds — cosponsor (person)
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- Eskamani — cosponsor (person)
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- Gossett-Seidman — cosponsor (person)
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- Gottlieb — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Hart — cosponsor (person)
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- Hunschofsky — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph — cosponsor (person)
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- LaMarca — cosponsor (person)
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- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Nixon — cosponsor (person)
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- Overdorf — cosponsor (person)
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- Rayner-Goolsby — cosponsor (person)
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- Roach — cosponsor (person)
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- Robinson, F. — cosponsor (person)
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- Roth — cosponsor (person)
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- Salzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Sirois — cosponsor (person)
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- Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Stark — cosponsor (person)
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- Tant — cosponsor (person)
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- Valdés — cosponsor (person)
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- Waldron — cosponsor (person)
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- Woodson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-12-14** Filed `filing`
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- **2022-12-23** Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-12-23** Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-12-23** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-12-23** Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2023-02-16** Added to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-02-23** Favorable with CS by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-24** Reported out of Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2023-02-24** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2023-02-24** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2023-02-28** Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-28** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-28** Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-17** Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-03-21** Favorable with CS by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-21** Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-21** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2023-03-21** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-22** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-22** Now in State Affairs Committee
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- **2023-03-22** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-29** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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- **2023-03-31** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-31** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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- **2023-03-31** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2023-03-31** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2023-04-03** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2023-04-03** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) `reading-1`
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- **2023-04-03** 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** 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 116, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-04-19** In Messages
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- **2023-04-19** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-19** Received `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-03** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
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- **2023-05-03** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2023-05-03** Substituted for CS/SB 430
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- **2023-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-03** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-04** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-05-04** In Messages
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- **2023-05-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-16** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-25** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-26** Chapter No. 2023-142
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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/483ec281-4aba-4b02-9f62-9ba19c4ca0af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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