# Florida SB 1568: Use of Digital Currency by the Department of Financial Services

Florida SB 1568, Use of Digital Currency by the Department of Financial Services, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Nick DiCeglie (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-29 (Chapter No. 2026-175) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1568-2026
- 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 1568
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Use of Digital Currency by the Department of Financial Services
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-06-29, Chapter No. 2026-175
- Sponsor: Nick DiCeglie (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Banking and Insurance, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (185 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Florida fee payers gain stablecoin options: benefit, low. The law creates a voluntary stablecoin payment pilot at Florida’s Department of Financial Services, effective upon becoming law. The department cannot begin pilot activities until a qualified federal or state stablecoin issuer has been approved. Individuals and businesses can choose designated stab…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nick DiCeglie (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- Cosponsor: Banking and Insurance

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 3 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Banking and Insurance Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-06-29: Chapter No. 2026-175
- 2026-06-26: Approved by Governor
- 2026-06-15: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 3 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-11: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-10: 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-06: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-06: CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 646 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Read 3rd time -SJ 646 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Amendment(s) adopted (548372) -SJ 644 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 644 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-06-26: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/er/PDF)
- e1, 2026-03-06: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c2, 2026-02-20: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/Filed/PDF)

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- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1568/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [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 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1568-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).