# Florida SB 7008: OGSR/Financial Technology Sandbox

Florida SB 7008, OGSR/Financial Technology Sandbox, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Banking and Insurance, Barbara Sharief (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-15 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7003 (Ch. 2025-20) -SJ 413) (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 7008
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: OGSR/Financial Technology Sandbox
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-04-15, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7003 (Ch. 2025-20) -SJ 413
- Sponsors: Banking and Insurance, Barbara Sharief (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (41 yes, 0 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: Banking and Insurance
- Sponsor: Barbara Sharief (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Governmental Oversight and Accountability Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Banking and Insurance Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-04-15: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7003 (Ch. 2025-20) -SJ 413 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Substituted HB 7003 -SJ 413 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Read 2nd time -SJ 413 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Not Considered (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/03/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Submitted for consideration by Banking and Insurance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2025-10-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/7008/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/7008/BillText/Filed/PDF)
- pb, 2025-02-24: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/7008/BillText/pb/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/7008/BillText/pb/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/2025/7008/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/7008/BillText/Filed/PDF)
- [pb (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/7008/BillText/pb/HTML)
- [pb (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/7008/BillText/pb/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-SB7008-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).