# Florida HB 905: Foreign Influence Florida HB 905, Foreign Influence, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Jenna Persons-Mulicka (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (Chapter No. 2026-66); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB905-2026 - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 905 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Foreign Influence - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-23 - Last action: 2026-05-11, Chapter No. 2026-66 - Sponsor: Jenna Persons-Mulicka (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Appropriation, Government Operations Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Commerce Committee, State Affairs Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (197 yes, 48 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 11 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Governor can temporarily ease Cuba restrictions: benefit, low. After a federal change in Cuba's diplomatic status, the Governor may suspend Florida laws or rules restricting Cuba interactions. The Governor must act by executive order, and suspensions end no later than the next regular legislative session's final adjournment. A suspension cannot be renewed or e… - Selected students lose tuition exemptions: cost, high. Florida linkage institutes can no longer exempt selected students from out-of-state tuition residency rules. The former allowance covered up to 25 full-time-equivalent students per institute each year. Institutes selected students using criteria approved by the Florida Department of Education. Stud… - Foreign-country ties limit adoption and surrogacy: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida bars certain preplanned adoption and gestational surrogacy agreements based on citizenship or residence. Preplanned adoption is barred when the volunteer mother or either intended parent is a citizen or resident of a country of concern. Gestational surrogacy contract… - Public officers face tougher foreign-gift rules: cost, medium. Public officers cannot solicit or accept anything of value from people or entities acting for designated foreign terrorist organizations. The ban also covers representatives of foreign countries of concern and their subdivisions. Violators must repay twice the value of the financial benefit receive… - Charity solicitation limits now cover terrorist groups: cost, low. Florida expands who counts as a foreign source of concern under its charitable-solicitation rules. The definition now includes designated foreign terrorist organizations and agents acting for them. Those organizations and agents fall within the related solicitation restrictions. - Foreign-backed crimes face higher prison penalties: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida can raise penalties for crimes benefiting foreign governments, designated foreign terrorist organizations, or their agents. Second-degree misdemeanors can become first-degree misdemeanors, and first-degree misdemeanors can become third-degree felonies. Third- and sec… - Public agencies lose covered foreign partnerships: cost, low. Florida public entities authorized to spend state funds or levy property taxes cannot participate in covered foreign agreements or accept grants. The ban covers countries of concern, their subdivisions, and entities they control. The listed countries are China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Syri… - College exchange institutes face foreign limits: cost, low. The law removes the Florida-China Institute from Florida's statutory list of linkage institutes. Its listed partners were the University of West Florida, University of South Florida, and Eastern Florida State College. Florida linkage institutes also cannot make agreements or take part in activities… - Foreign-linked camera vendors face contract limits: cost, low. Florida's public camera-contract restrictions use a new definition of controlling interest for vendors linked to foreign countries of concern. Control means having the power to direct a company's management or policies. Holding at least 25% of voting interests, directly or indirectly, creates a pre… - Foreign-controlled entities face broader property limits: cost, low. Florida broadens the definition used in its foreign-linked property restrictions. A foreign country of concern now includes its agencies and other entities under its significant control. Those agencies and entities fall within the related property rules. - Cuba business rules narrow but add penalties: mixed, medium. Florida tax collectors or local authorities may revoke or refuse to renew a business tax receipt for illegal Cuba business. This applies when the receipt holder itself does business with Cuba in violation of federal law. A parent company's conduct no longer provides the basis for that action. Autho… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jenna Persons-Mulicka (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Government Operations Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee - Cosponsor: State Affairs Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-13 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 83 | 17 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 28 | 11 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 86 | 20 | | ## Actions (59) - 2026-05-11: Chapter No. 2026-66 - 2026-05-08: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-06: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-13: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (House) - 2026-03-13: CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 17 (House) - 2026-03-13: Amendment 930088 Concur (House) - 2026-03-13: Amendment 889739 Failed (House) - 2026-03-13: Added to Senate Message List (House) - 2026-03-12: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-12: CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 11 -SJ 852 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 3rd time -SJ 852 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Amendment(s) adopted (930088) -SJ 849 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 2nd time -SJ 849 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/12/26 -SJ 848 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 848 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-03: CS passed as amended; YEAS 86, NAYS 20 (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-03: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Amendment 231443 adopted (House) - 2026-03-03: Amendment 942243 adopted (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) (House) - 2026-02-20: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-20: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-19: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) (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 State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-17: Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-13: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-04: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-04: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-03: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-30: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-30: Now in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to Judiciary 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 Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-29: Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-27: Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-05: Now in Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-23: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/er/PDF) - e2, 2026-03-13: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/e2/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/e1/PDF) - c3, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/c3/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-12-23: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (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 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (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/2026/905/BillText/er/PDF) - [e2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/e2/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c3 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/c3/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/905/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [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 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [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-HB905-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).