# Florida SB 116: Veterans

Florida SB 116, Veterans, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Danny Burgess (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-23 (Chapter No. 2025-146); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB116-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 116
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Veterans
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-06-23, Chapter No. 2025-146
- Sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (289 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More support for returning servicemembers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida’s veterans department must work with the U.S. Department of Defense to reach servicemembers returning to or moving to Florida. It must connect them with Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., and other resources; county and city veteran service officers may help. Florida Is…
- More veteran suicide-risk training: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida’s veterans department must contract with an experienced organization to develop suicide-prevention training. Department claims examiners and county and city veteran service officers can take the training and certification. Participants learn to spot mental health and…
- Veteran care and awareness planning: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida’s veterans department must survey veterans and families about awareness of available programs and plan adult day health care facilities. The plan must cover possible locations, veteran population and needs, possible state and federal support, operating and constructi…
- Veterans gain Gadsden plate funding: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, proceeds from annual use fees for the new Gadsden Flag plate go to the Florida Veterans Foundation to benefit veterans. Up to 10% of the proceeds can pay for plate promotion, marketing, and administrative costs, leaving the rest for veterans’ initiatives.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-02 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Vote | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (42)

- 2025-06-23: Chapter No. 2025-146
- 2025-06-19: Approved by Governor
- 2025-06-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-05-02: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: CS passed; YEAS 98, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-05-02: Amendment 646315 Recede (House)
- 2025-05-02: Senate Message List (House)
- 2025-05-02: In Messages (House)
- 2025-05-02: Requested House to recede -SJ 1132 (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (646315) -SJ 1132 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: In returning messages (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-30: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-30: Amendment 646315 adopted (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-29: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House)
- 2025-04-29: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-29: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-19: In Messages (House)
- 2025-03-19: Immediately certified -SJ 242 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 234 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Read 3rd time -SJ 234 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Read 2nd time -SJ 233 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/05/25, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/18/25, 1:45 pm, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/er/PDF)
- c2, 2025-03-12: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-05: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

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

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/116/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 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [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 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB116-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).