# Florida SB 612: Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances Resulting in Death

Florida SB 612, Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances Resulting in Death, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Danny Burgess (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-23 (Chapter No. 2025-69) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB612-2025
- 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 612
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances Resulting in Death
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Chapter No. 2025-69
- Sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (175 yes, 11 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: Danny Burgess (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Criminal Justice

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 113 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 31 | 5 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 14 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Vote | pass | 8 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2025-05-23: Chapter No. 2025-69
- 2025-05-22: Approved by Governor
- 2025-05-16: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-29: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 1 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-29: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-29: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-29: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-28: 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-24: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-24: CS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 5 -SJ 535 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time -SJ 535 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Amendment(s) adopted (319966) -SJ 535 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time -SJ 535 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 14 NAYS 4 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/er/PDF)
- e1, 2025-04-24: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c1, 2025-03-26: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/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/2025/612/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/612/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-SB612-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).