# Florida HB 425: Historic Cemeteries Program Florida HB 425, Historic Cemeteries Program, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Wallace Aristide (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-22 (Chapter No. 2026-87) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB425-2026 - 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 425 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Historic Cemeteries Program - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-11-14 - Last action: 2026-05-22, Chapter No. 2026-87 - Sponsor: Wallace Aristide (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, Commerce Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (149 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier rezoning for historic African-American cemetery land: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida counties and cities must administratively approve qualifying cemetery land rezoning or land-use changes. The historic African-American cemetery must be recorded in the Florida Master Site File. It must sell or contract to sell excess vacant land expressly to fund its… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Wallace Aristide (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Commerce Committee - Cosponsor: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 110 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-05-22: Chapter No. 2026-87 - 2026-05-21: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-06: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-12: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-12: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-12: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 842 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 3rd time -SJ 842 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 2nd time -SJ 842 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/12/26 -SJ 780 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 780 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-05: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-05: CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-05: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-02: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-03-02: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) (House) - 2026-03-02: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: CS Filed (House) - 2026-03-02: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-03-02: Reported out of Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-26: Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Added to Commerce Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-20: Now in Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-20: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-19: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-19: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-19: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-19: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-18: Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-16: PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-11-24: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-24: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-11-24: Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-24: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-14: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-11-14: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/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/2026/425/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/425/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-HB425-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).