# Florida HB 967: Electronic Payments Made to Units of Local Governments Florida HB 967, Electronic Payments Made to Units of Local Governments, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by James Buchanan (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-26 (Chapter No. 2026-169) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB967-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 967 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Electronic Payments Made to Units of Local Governments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-06-26, Chapter No. 2026-169 - Sponsor: James Buchanan (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (143 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Online local payments, with possible extra fees: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Florida local governments must accept credit cards, charge cards, bank debit cards, and electronic funds transfers. They must also offer online payment for these amounts owed, except when the law requires another payment method. Covered governments include cities, countie… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James Buchanan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: State Affairs Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 110 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-06-26: Chapter No. 2026-169 - 2026-06-25: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-15: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-06: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-06: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-06: CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 0 -SJ 637 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 3rd time -SJ 637 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 637 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Substituted for CS/SB 1612 -SJ 637 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 637 (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-04: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-04: CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-02-04: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-04: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-01-29: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026) (House) - 2026-01-28: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-01-28: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-01-27: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-27: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-27: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-27: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-27: Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-23: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-20: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-20: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-20: Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-12: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-05: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2027-01-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/967/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-27: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/967/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-05: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/967/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/2026/967/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/967/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/967/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-HB967-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).