# Florida SB 608: Gulf of America

Florida SB 608, Gulf of America, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Nick DiCeglie (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-09 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 575 (Ch. 2025-8) -SJ 382) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 608
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Gulf of America
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-04-09, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 575 (Ch. 2025-8) -SJ 382
- Sponsor: Nick DiCeglie (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Community Affairs, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (14 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nick DiCeglie (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 10 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Community Affairs Vote | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-09: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 575 (Ch. 2025-8) -SJ 382 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Substituted HB 575 -SJ 382 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time -SJ 382 (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 10 NAYS 5 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/608/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/608/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
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/608/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/608/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-SB608-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).