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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions"
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description: "Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions; Reclassifying penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; providing that sentencing and incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are made without regard to a penalty enhancement; establishing an electronic monitoring pilot program in a specified county; requiring the sheriff, in consultation with certain persons, to design and implement the pilot program; providing requirements for the pilot program; requiring the Department of Corrections to complete an evaluation and provide specified reports to the Legislature; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to enter injunctions against dating violence and sexual violence into a statewide verification system, etc."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 277"
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citation: "Florida HB 277 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["domestic relations", "insurance", "railroads and other regulated utilities"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-86"
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primary_sponsors: ["Nix", "Tendrich"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-10-28"
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last_action: "2026-05-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d36ec16d-21e8-418d-ac0f-eeb18fb18749"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "7e3ffed69b5bf4fa363328d8b1e101ae52063e95102c69633f50efb22559ba24"
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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 277 (2026) — Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions
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Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions; Reclassifying penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; providing that sentencing and incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are made without regard to a penalty enhancement; establishing an electronic monitoring pilot program in a specified county; requiring the sheriff, in consultation with certain persons, to design and implement the pilot program; providing requirements for the pilot program; requiring the Department of Corrections to complete an evaluation and provide specified reports to the Legislature; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to enter injunctions against dating violence and sexual violence into a statewide verification system, etc.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-86.
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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 277 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 277 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 277 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 277 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/e1/PDF)
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5. **H 277 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage, Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Criminal Justice Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Justice Budget Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Cosponsorship, Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Criminal Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
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- Nix — primary (person)
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- Tendrich — primary (person)
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- Abbott — cosponsor (person)
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- Albert — cosponsor (person)
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- Alvarez, D. — cosponsor (person)
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- Alvarez, J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Andrade — cosponsor (person)
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- Antone — cosponsor (person)
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- Aristide — cosponsor (person)
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- Baker — cosponsor (person)
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- Bankson — cosponsor (person)
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- Barnaby — cosponsor (person)
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- Bartleman — cosponsor (person)
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- Basabe — cosponsor (person)
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- Benarroch — cosponsor (person)
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- Berfield — cosponsor (person)
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- Black — cosponsor (person)
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- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
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- Booth — cosponsor (person)
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- Borrero — cosponsor (person)
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- Botana — cosponsor (person)
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- Boyles — cosponsor (person)
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- Brackett — cosponsor (person)
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- Brannan — cosponsor (person)
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- Buchanan — cosponsor (person)
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- Busatta — cosponsor (person)
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- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Canady — cosponsor (person)
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- Cassel — cosponsor (person)
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- Chamberlin — cosponsor (person)
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- Chambliss — cosponsor (person)
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- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Cobb — cosponsor (person)
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- Conerly — cosponsor (person)
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- Cross — cosponsor (person)
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- Daley — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
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- Driskell — cosponsor (person)
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- Duggan — cosponsor (person)
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- Dunkley — cosponsor (person)
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- Edmonds — cosponsor (person)
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- Eskamani — cosponsor (person)
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- Esposito — cosponsor (person)
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- Fabricio — cosponsor (person)
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- Franklin — cosponsor (person)
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- Gantt — cosponsor (person)
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- Garrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Gentry — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerwig — cosponsor (person)
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- Giallombardo — cosponsor (person)
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- Gonzalez Pittman — cosponsor (person)
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- Kendall — cosponsor (person)
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- Kincart Jonsson — cosponsor (person)
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- Koster — cosponsor (person)
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- LaMarca — cosponsor (person)
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- Long — cosponsor (person)
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- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Maney — cosponsor (person)
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- Redondo — cosponsor (person)
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- Rizo — cosponsor (person)
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- Robinson, F. — cosponsor (person)
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- Robinson, W. — cosponsor (person)
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- Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
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- Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Snyder — cosponsor (person)
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- Spencer — cosponsor (person)
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- Stark — cosponsor (person)
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- Steele — cosponsor (person)
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- Tant — cosponsor (person)
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- Trabulsy — cosponsor (person)
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- Tramont — cosponsor (person)
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- Tuck — cosponsor (person)
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- Valdés — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-10-28** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-11-04** Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-04** Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-04** Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-04** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-04** Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-26** PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-01-28** Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-29** Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-29** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-01-29** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-01-29** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-30** Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
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- **2026-02-12** Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-02-16** Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-16** Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee
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- **2026-02-16** Now in Judiciary Committee
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- **2026-02-24** PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-26** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-26** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
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- **2026-02-26** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-02-26** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-26** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2026-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
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- **2026-02-26** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04** Amendment 332751 adopted
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- **2026-03-04** Amendment 280643 adopted
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- **2026-03-04** Amendment 827019 adopted
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- **2026-03-04** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** In Messages
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- **2026-03-04** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-04** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-09** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-09** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-09** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 682
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- **2026-03-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-09** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** In Messages
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- **2026-03-09** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-05-11** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-21** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-22** Chapter No. 2026-86
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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/d36ec16d-21e8-418d-ac0f-eeb18fb18749`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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