# Florida HB 4013: Lee County Florida HB 4013, Lee County, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Adam Botana (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Chapter No. 2026-192) (as of 2026-10-13). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4013-2026 - As of: 2026-10-13 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 4013 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Lee County - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-11-05 - Last action: 2026-07-01, Chapter No. 2026-192 - Sponsor: Adam Botana (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Ways & Means Committee, State Affairs Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (149 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Lee County voters decide fire district merger: mixed, low. The law requires a November 3, 2026 vote on merging Fort Myers Beach’s fire district into Iona-McGregor. The merger takes effect only with majority approval from voters casting ballots in each district. Lee County’s Supervisor of Elections runs the YES/NO vote alongside the general election; the re… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adam Botana (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 113 | 2 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-07-01: Chapter No. 2026-192 - 2026-06-10: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-11: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-11: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-11: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 787 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time -SJ 787 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 787 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 785 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-25: CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 2 (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-25: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-19: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) (House) - 2026-02-10: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-10: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Favorable by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-22: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Reported out of Ways & Means Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Favorable by Ways & Means Committee (House) - 2026-01-20: Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-12-18: Now in Ways & Means Committee (House) - 2025-12-18: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-12-18: Referred to Ways & Means Committee (House) - 2025-12-15: CS Filed (House) - 2025-12-15: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-12-15: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-11: Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-04: Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-11-12: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-12: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-11-12: Referred to Ways & Means Committee (House) - 2025-11-12: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-05: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4013/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2025-12-15: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4013/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-11-05: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4013/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4013/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4013/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4013/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [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-HB4013-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).