# Florida SB 42: Florida Statutes Florida SB 42, Florida Statutes, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Kathleen Passidomo (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-17 (Chapter No. 2025-6); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB42-2025 - 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 42 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Florida Statutes - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-24 - Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter No. 2025-6 - Sponsor: Kathleen Passidomo (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriation, Rules, House Calendar - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (168 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Firefighter pensions use broader pay comparison: benefit, medium. Full-time and volunteer firefighters covered by chapter 175 retirement plans get a broader pension pay comparison. The calculation uses the higher of two amounts: the applicable career average or average pay from five selected years. Those are the five best years within the last 10 years of credita… - Tax credits for reading program donors: benefit, medium. Since October 1, 2021, taxpayers can apply for credits against specified state taxes for qualifying New Worlds Reading Initiative donations. The statewide cap is $10 million for 2021–2022, $30 million for 2022–2023, and $60 million each fiscal year afterward. The Department of Revenue approves appl… - Free books for struggling young readers: benefit, low. The New Worlds Reading Initiative provides free books to eligible children in prekindergarten through grade 5 who read below grade level. It also supports reading improvement from prekindergarten through grade 12. Families and teachers get reading resources, and teachers receive professional learni… - Free reading credential for education workers: benefit, low. Eligible instructional staff, prekindergarten instructors, and child care workers can earn a free early literacy credential through New Worlds Reading. The online program is designed to take no more than 60 hours and may offer an in-person option. Participants earn the credential by showing the req… - Longer permits for reclaimed water projects: benefit, low. Water districts, coordinating with Florida’s environmental department, must adopt rules by December 31, 2025, for longer reclaimed-water permits. Projects using reclaimed water that meets advanced nitrogen and phosphorus treatment standards qualify for permits lasting up to 30 years. Applicants mus… - Legacy state workers lose retirement option: cost, low. The law closes a retirement enrollment route for state officers or employees who rejected state retirement membership before July 1, 1947. It applies to those who kept working without joining the Florida Retirement System and otherwise qualified to join and buy prior service. They can no longer wit… - Racketeering law expands to voting offenses: cost, low. Florida’s definition of racketeering activity now includes the offense of aiding or soliciting a noncitizen in voting. It also covers attempts, conspiracies, and soliciting, coercing, or intimidating another person to commit that offense. This expands the conduct covered by the racketeering framewo… - Court-ordered mental health care gets safeguards: mixed, high. Courts can order involuntary inpatient or outpatient mental health care, which can require treatment without a person’s consent. They must find the required facts by clear and convincing evidence. Findings address mental illness, treatment history, safety risks, likely benefit, and appropriate, ava… - New funding formula for training grants: mixed, low. Beginning in fiscal year 2024–2025, Open Door Grant funding goes to eligible institutions through a state-approved formula. The State Board of Education must approve it. The formula must consider the prior year’s funding and the number of eligible applicants who did not receive awards. This can shi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kathleen Passidomo (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-04-17: Chapter No. 2025-6 - 2025-04-10: Approved by Governor - 2025-04-10: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-03: Ordered enrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-03: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-03: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-03: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-03: Substituted for HB 7017 (House) - 2025-03-27: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-03-27: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025) (House) - 2025-03-27: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-03-19: In Messages (House) - 2025-03-19: Immediately certified -SJ 242 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 233 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read 3rd time -SJ 233 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read 2nd time -SJ 232 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-07: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - er, 2025-08-15: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/42/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/42/BillText/er/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-24: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/42/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/42/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/2025/42/BillText/er/HTML) - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/42/BillText/er/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/42/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/42/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) - [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-SB42-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).