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type: "Bill"
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title: "Amendments to the State Constitution"
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description: "Amendments to the State Constitution; Revises provisions relating to amendments to State Constitution including initiative petitions; handling petitions; sponsor & petition circulator registration; signature verification procedures; signature revocation; record retention; duties & responsibilities of supervisors of elections, Division of Elections, & DOS; Financial Impact Estimating Conference; certification of elections involving constitutional amendments; public funding; & criminal penalties."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 1205"
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citation: "Florida HB 1205 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["crimes", "electors and elections", "executive branch"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2025-21"
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primary_sponsors: ["Persons-Mulicka"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 62
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-02-26"
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last_action: "2025-05-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b8564dc-67e8-4c41-b961-749d1cdf5301"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "a45e5b221d2b3b6a8dbd3fd3fe40bbe150bc21dade9dc83842e746025ace8392"
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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 1205 (2025) — Amendments to the State Constitution
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Amendments to the State Constitution; Revises provisions relating to amendments to State Constitution including initiative petitions; handling petitions; sponsor & petition circulator registration; signature verification procedures; signature revocation; record retention; duties & responsibilities of supervisors of elections, Division of Elections, & DOS; Financial Impact Estimating Conference; certification of elections involving constitutional amendments; public funding; & criminal penalties.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2025-21.
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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 1205 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 1205 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 1205 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/BillText/e1/PDF)
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4. **H 1205 e2** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/BillText/e2/PDF)
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5. **H 1205 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1205/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **76–31** (pass) · lower
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- Adoption — **27–82** (fail) · lower
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- AA - 369878, Amendment, Second Reading — **10–26** (fail) · upper
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- Returning Messages — **28–9** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **28–10** (pass) · upper
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- Passage — **81–30** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Persons-Mulicka — primary (person)
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- State Affairs Committee — 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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- Caruso — cosponsor (person)
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- Robinson, W. — cosponsor (person)
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- Salzman — 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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- **2025-02-26** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-02-26** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-26** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-26** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2025-03-04** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2025-03-04** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-06** Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-06** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2025-03-06** Now in State Affairs Committee
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- **2025-03-24** PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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- **2025-03-26** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-26** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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- **2025-03-27** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2025-03-27** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2025-03-27** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2025-03-27** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025)
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- **2025-03-27** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-03** Amendment 211009 Failed
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- **2025-04-03** Amendment 073391 Failed
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- **2025-04-03** Amendment 796099 adopted
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- **2025-04-03** Amendment 341105 Failed
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- **2025-04-03** Amendment 914213 adopted
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- **2025-04-03** Amendment 255831 Failed
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- **2025-04-03** Amendment 379821 Failed
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- **2025-04-03** Amendment 668427 Failed
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- **2025-04-03** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-03** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2025-04-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-03** CS passed as amended; YEAS 76, NAYS 31 `passage`
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- **2025-04-03** In Messages
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- **2025-04-07** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-08** Received `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-30** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
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- **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2025-04-30** Substituted for CS/SB 7016
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- **2025-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-30** Amendment(s) adopted (476344)
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- **2025-04-30** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-01** CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 10 `passage`
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- **2025-05-01** In Messages
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- **2025-05-01** Senate Message List
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- **2025-05-01** Amendment 376289 Failed
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- **2025-05-01** Amendment 258567 adopted
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- **2025-05-01** Amendment 315985 Failed
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- **2025-05-01** Amendment 908689 Failed
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- **2025-05-01** Amendment 988109 Failed
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- **2025-05-01** Amendment 477913 Failed
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- **2025-05-01** Amendment 247543 Failed
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- **2025-05-01** Amendment 887783 Failed
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- **2025-05-01** Amendment 438593 Failed
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- **2025-05-01** Concurred in Senate amendment 476344 as amended
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- **2025-05-01** CS passed as amended; YEAS 81, NAYS 30 `passage`
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- **2025-05-01** In returning messages
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- **2025-05-02** Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (258567)
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- **2025-05-02** CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 9 `passage`
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- **2025-05-02** In Messages
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- **2025-05-02** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-02** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-02** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-05** Chapter No. 2025-21
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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/7b8564dc-67e8-4c41-b961-749d1cdf5301`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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