# Florida HB 5017: Debt Reduction

Florida HB 5017, Debt Reduction, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Lawrence McClure (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-03 (Chapter No. 2025-207) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 5017
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Debt Reduction
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Last action: 2025-07-03, Chapter No. 2025-207
- Sponsor: Lawrence McClure (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Budget Committee, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (135 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lawrence McClure (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-16 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 101 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-07-03: Chapter No. 2025-207
- 2025-06-30: Approved by Governor
- 2025-06-27: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-06-16: Ordered enrolled (House)
- 2025-06-16: In Messages (House)
- 2025-06-16: Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 1575 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Read 3rd time -SJ 1575 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Read 2nd time -SJ 1575 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Received -SJ 1581 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Substituted for SB 1906 -SJ 1575 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 1575 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Referred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: In Messages (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Passed; YEAS 101, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-06-16: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-06-16: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-06-16: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-06-16: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-06-05: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-06-05: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-06-05: Reported out of Budget Committee (House)
- 2025-06-05: Favorable by Budget Committee (House)
- 2025-06-05: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-06-04: Added to Budget Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-06-04: Now in Budget Committee (House)
- 2025-06-04: Referred to Budget Committee (House)
- 2025-06-04: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/5017/BillText/er/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-06-04: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/5017/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/5017/BillText/er/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/5017/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5017-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).