HB 1251 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Expenditure of Public Funds by Local Governments

Summary
Expenditure of Public Funds by Local Governments; Prohibits local governments from expending public funds for specified purposes; prohibits acceptance of public funds from local governments for lobbying; authorizes filing of complaints with Commission on Ethics alleging violations; requires commission to investigate & provide report of its findings to certain entities; requires commission to adopt rules.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Rules & Ethics Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules & Ethics Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jason Shoaf
RRepublican
FL
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