2025 Session Bill Tracker

2025 SESSION BILL TRACKER 

You can use a Senate Tracker account to track items throughout the website, view the latest updates on the Tracker tab, and receive email notifications when those items are updated.

• House and Senate bills

• Senate Committees and Offices

• Senate publications and press releases

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HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW IN FLORIDA

Its a multi-stage process involving introduction, committee review, floor debate, and passage in both the House and Senate, followed by the Governor's action. 

1. Introduction and Referral:

• A legislator introduces a bill, which is then assigned a number and referred to one or more relevant committees.

• The bill is read for the first time, and the committee studies it, potentially holding hearings and gathering information. 

2. Committee Action:

• Committees can amend, pass, or fail to pass the bill.

• If a bill is passed by a committee, it moves to other committees of reference or to the full chamber. 

3. Floor Debate and Voting:

• The bill is debated and voted on by the full House or Senate. 

• A bill must pass by a majority vote in each chamber to move forward. 

• If a bill passes in one chamber, it's sent to the other for review, and the process is repeated. 

4. Conference Committee (If Necessary):

• If the House and Senate versions of a bill differ, a conference committee may be formed to resolve the differences.

• The conference committee produces a compromise version of the bill, which must be approved by both chambers. 

5. Governor's Action:

• After passing both chambers, the bill is sent to the Governor. 

• The Governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or allow it to become law without their signature (if they take no action within a certain timeframe). 

• A veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of each chamber.