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type: "Bill"
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title: "Historic Cemeteries Program"
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description: "Historic Cemeteries Program; Requires local governments to approve applications from historic African-American cemeteries to change land use category & zoning district of excess vacant land under certain conditions to allow development consistent & compatible with adjacent land uses."
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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 425"
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citation: "Florida HB 425 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["public lands and property"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-87"
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primary_sponsors: ["Aristide"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-11-14"
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last_action: "2026-05-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f6beb8f-41ff-48b8-8efa-bd261242ec5d"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "a0a80ee72e3095988a3f3495490f345af921f7136fb36e6e8e97b765c9974a11"
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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 425 (2026) — Historic Cemeteries Program
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Historic Cemeteries Program; Requires local governments to approve applications from historic African-American cemeteries to change land use category & zoning district of excess vacant land under certain conditions to allow development consistent & compatible with adjacent land uses.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-87.
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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 425 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 425 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 425 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 425 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee) — **24–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Aristide — primary (person)
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- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)
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- Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Driskell — cosponsor (person)
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- Eskamani — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Hunschofsky — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-11-14** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-11-24** Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-24** Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-24** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-24** Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-02-18** Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-19** Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
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- **2026-02-19** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-02-19** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-19** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-20** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-20** Now in Commerce Committee
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- **2026-02-24** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-26** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-02** Reported out of Commerce Committee
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- **2026-03-02** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-03-02** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-03-02** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2026-03-02** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
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- **2026-03-02** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-05** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** In Messages
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- **2026-03-05** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-05** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-11** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-11** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/12/26
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- **2026-03-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-12** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** In Messages
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- **2026-03-12** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-05-06** 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. 2026-87
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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/7f6beb8f-41ff-48b8-8efa-bd261242ec5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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