HB 575 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

The Designation of the Gulf of Mexico

HB 575 proposes a change in the official designation of a major body of water. If enacted, the bill would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed Apr 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 575 Filed → H 575 er · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill has been formally enrolled and approved for final passage, transitioning from a filed draft to an enrolled version ready for signature. The substantive policy content regarding the designation of the Gulf of Mexico remains unchanged; only the document status and formatting identifiers have been updated to reflect its final legislative stage.

TECHNICAL

Document header changed from 'Filed' to 'Enrolled' to indicate the bill has completed the legislative process and is ready for the Governor's signature.

File identifier updated from 'hb575-00' to 'hb575 -00-er' to mark the enrolled version in the legislative record.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Apr 3, 2025

How they voted

28–9

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Apr 9, 2025

D Democratic10

1 Yea 9 Nay

90% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 14, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 9

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Fiscal Policy

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 78, NAYS 27

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by State Affairs Committee

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors