SB 40 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Florida Statutes

Summary
Florida Statutes; Deleting provisions which have become inoperative by noncurrent repeal or expiration and, pursuant to s. 11.242(5)(b) and (i), F.S., may be omitted from the 2024 Florida Statutes only through a reviser’s bill duly enacted by the Legislature, etc.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill is a reviser's bill that removes outdated or expired provisions from the Florida Statutes and updates several sections to reflect current laws. It repeals sections related to hurricane recovery funding that expired in 2024, updates tax distribution rules for sales taxes, and modifies unemployment compensation fund distribution thresholds based on recent fund balances.
Scope change
The bill applies statewide to Florida Statutes and affects various state funds including the General Revenue Fund, Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund, and agricultural promotional funds.
FISCAL

Repealed provisions for hurricane recovery funding for beaches (Hurricane Ian/Nicole) and rural infrastructure (Hurricane Idalia) that expired on July 1, 2024.

Updated unemployment compensation fund distribution rules, ending monthly distributions of $90 million once the fund balance exceeds $4.07 billion, as certified by the Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Repealed the renewable energy production tax credit section that expired on June 30, 2016, and removed related references from other statutes.

REQUIREMENT

Updated vehicle registration rules to extend license plate replacement from 6 years to 10 years for standard plates and implement 3-year plates for International Registration Plan vehicles beginning July 1, 2024.

DEFINITION

Removed references to repealed statutes from the corporate income tax credit application order and adjusted adjusted federal income calculations accordingly.

TECHNICAL

Removed expired provisions related to Space Florida corrective actions, mammography reports, beef market development, and blended learning pilot programs that expired in 2024.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2025 · House Apr 3, 2025

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 19, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Kathleen Passidomo
Kathleen Passidomo
RRepublican
FL
28