# Florida HB 1311: Legal Tender Florida HB 1311, Legal Tender, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-12 (Chapter No. 2026-132; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 (Ch. 2026-174)) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1311-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1311 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Legal Tender - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-06-12, Chapter No. 2026-132; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 (Ch. 2026-174) - Sponsor: Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, Commerce Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (140 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Florida preserves and approves legal-tender rules: mixed, low. The law approves 16 rules for banks holding public money and businesses handling gold and silver coins. These rules cover reporting, disclosures, coin custody, loss payments, penalties, and law enforcement response. Approval serves only to satisfy an effectiveness condition under Chapter 2025-100,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Commerce Committee - Cosponsor: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 32 | 1 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-06-12: Chapter No. 2026-132; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 (Ch. 2026-174) - 2026-06-11: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-06: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-06: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-06: CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 1 -SJ 637 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 3rd time -SJ 637 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 637 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Substituted for CS/SB 1588 -SJ 637 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 637 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-05: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-05: CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-05: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: Amendment 287655 adopted (House) - 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-02: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) (House) - 2026-03-02: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-26: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-26: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-26: Reported out of Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-20: Added to Commerce Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-30: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-30: Now in Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-29: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-29: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-29: Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-29: Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-27: Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-15: Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-08: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-06-11: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1311/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1311/BillText/e1/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1311/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1311/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1311/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1311/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1311/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1311/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1311/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1311/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1311-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).