Bill Summary
HB 905 Foreign Influence (2026 Session)
Persons-Mulicka Co Sponsors: Alvarez, D., Cassel, Fabricio, Holcomb, Miller, Owen, Redondo, Rizo, Robinson, W., Trabulsy, Valdés CS Sponsors: Government Operations Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, State Affairs Committee
Foreign Influence: Defines the terms "designated foreign terrorist organization" and "foreign country of concern"; provides penalties for specified persons who solicit or accept anything of value from persons or entities representing a designated foreign terrorist organization or a foreign country of concern; requiring the Commission on Ethics to adopt certain rules by a specified date; authorizes any appropriate tax collector to revoke or refuse to renew business tax receipts of specified individuals, businesses, or entities; prohibits certain activities encouraging affiliations with foreign countries of concern; requires the Department of Commerce to publish and update certain information on its website; deleting the Florida-China Institute from the list of linkage institutes; authorizes the Governor to suspend certain laws or rules relating to Cuba for a specified period under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
12/23/25
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Filed
01/05/26
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Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; Commerce Committee; State Affairs Committee
01/05/26
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Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
01/27/26
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On Committee agenda - Government Operations Subcommittee, 01/29/26, 3:00 pm, 404 H
01/29/26
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Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/29/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/30/26
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Now in Judiciary Committee
01/30/26
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 02/03/26, 8:00 am, 404 H
02/03/26
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/03/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/04/26
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Reference to Commerce Committee removed; Remaining reference: State Affairs Committee
02/04/26
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Now in State Affairs Committee
02/13/26
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On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 02/17/26, 8:30 am, 17 H
02/17/26
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Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee; 24 Yeas, 1 Nay
02/19/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C3) Filed
02/20/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/26/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/26
03/03/26
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Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (942243, 231443); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 86 Yeas / 20 Nays)
03/03/26
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/03/26
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In Messages
03/03/26
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Received; Referred to Rules
03/12/26
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Withdrawn from Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/12/26; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (930088); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 28 Yeas / 11 Nays)
03/12/26
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In returning messages
03/13/26
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Placed on Senate Returning Message List 1
03/13/26
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Received from Messages; Amendment Failed (889739); Concurred with Amendment (930088); Passed (Vote: 83 Yeas / 17 Nays)
03/13/26
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Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
03/13/26
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Engrossed Text (E2) Filed
03/13/26
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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