# Florida HB 575: The Designation of the Gulf of Mexico

Florida HB 575, The Designation of the Gulf of Mexico, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Tyler I. Sirois (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-17 (Chapter No. 2025-8) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 575
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: The Designation of the Gulf of Mexico
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter No. 2025-8
- Sponsor: Tyler I. Sirois (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Government Operations Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (106 yes, 36 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: Tyler I. Sirois (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Meg Weinberger (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 28 | 9 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 78 | 27 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2025-04-17: Chapter No. 2025-8
- 2025-04-14: Approved by Governor
- 2025-04-11: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-09: Ordered enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-09: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-09: Immediately certified -SJ 392 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 9 -SJ 382 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 3rd time -SJ 382 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time -SJ 382 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Substituted for SB 608 -SJ 382 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 382 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Received (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Referred to Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: In Messages (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Passed; YEAS 78, NAYS 27 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-03: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-03: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-03: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-03-27: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025) (House)
- 2025-03-20: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-20: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-20: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: Favorable by State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-03-18: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-11: Now in State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-03-11: Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-07: Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-02-19: Now in Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-12: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/575/BillText/er/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/575/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/2025/575/BillText/er/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/575/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-HB575-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).