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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Historic Cemeteries Program"
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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 425"
citation: "Florida HB 425 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public lands and property"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-87"
primary_sponsors: ["Aristide"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-11-14"
last_action: "2026-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f6beb8f-41ff-48b8-8efa-bd261242ec5d"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/ByCategory"
source_hash: "a0a80ee72e3095988a3f3495490f345af921f7136fb36e6e8e97b765c9974a11"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---
# Florida HB 425 (2026) — Historic Cemeteries Program
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.
**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-87.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **H 425 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 425 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 425 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 425 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Passage, Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee) — **160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **390** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee) — **240** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Aristide — primary (person)
- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)
- Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Driskell — cosponsor (person)
- Eskamani — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Hunschofsky — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-11-14** Filed `filing`
- **2025-11-24** Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-24** Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-24** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-24** Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-02-16** PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-02-18** Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- **2026-02-19** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-02-19** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-02-19** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-02-20** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2026-02-24** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2026-02-26** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2026-03-02** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-03-02** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-03-02** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2026-03-02** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
- **2026-03-02** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2026-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** In Messages
- **2026-03-05** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/12/26
- **2026-03-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-12** In Messages
- **2026-03-12** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-05-06** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-21** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-22** Chapter No. 2026-87
## Source
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).