# Florida SB 344: Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991

Florida SB 344, Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-23 (Chapter No. 2025-148); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 344
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-06-23, Chapter No. 2025-148
- Sponsor: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Regulated Industries, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (186 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More communication tools for people with disabilities: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida's updated system serves people who are deaf, late-deafened, hard of hearing, speech-impaired, or deafblind. It provides continuous statewide relay service through one provider, with message privacy and charges capped at equivalent voice-service rates. A state-designa…
- Lower phone surcharge cap for subscribers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law lowers the access-system surcharge cap from $0.25 to $0.15 per basic phone line monthly. Local phone companies collect it on no more than 25 lines per account bill, limiting the monthly charge to $3.75. The Public Service Commission sets the actual charge, reviews it…
- Income limits shape disability technology access: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Public Service Commission must set income eligibility for specialized communications technology. The income cutoff must fall between two and three times the federal poverty level. Eligibility can also be based on participation in another income-based state or federal pro…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- Cosponsor: Regulated Industries

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Regulated Industries Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2025-06-23: Chapter No. 2025-148
- 2025-06-19: Approved by Governor
- 2025-06-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-29: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-29: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-29: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-29: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-28: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-09: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-09: Immediately certified -SJ 392 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 380 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 3rd time -SJ 380 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time -SJ 380 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/18/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/er/PDF)
- c2, 2025-03-20: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-01-27: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/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 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/344/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-SB344-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).