# Florida SB 768: Foreign Countries of Concern

Florida SB 768, Foreign Countries of Concern, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Alexis Calatayud (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Chapter No. 2025-96) (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 768
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Foreign Countries of Concern
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Last action: 2025-05-28, Chapter No. 2025-96
- Sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Health Policy, Judiciary, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (342 yes, 1 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: Alexis Calatayud (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Health Policy
- Cosponsor: Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-02 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 114 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 113 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Judiciary Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Health Policy Vote | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (44)

- 2025-05-28: Chapter No. 2025-96
- 2025-05-27: Approved by Governor
- 2025-05-23: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-05-02: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-05-02: Amendment 756034 Concur (House)
- 2025-05-02: Senate Message List (House)
- 2025-05-01: In Messages (House)
- 2025-05-01: CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1085 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (652203) -SJ 1085 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (756034) -SJ 1084 (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: In returning messages (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 (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: Amendment 652203 adopted (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)
- 2025-04-16: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-16: Immediately certified -SJ 444 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 433 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Read 3rd time -SJ 433 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Amendment(s) adopted (510594) -SJ 433 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Read 2nd time -SJ 433 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 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)
- 2025-04-03: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: CS by Health Policy read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Now in Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/er/PDF)
- e2, 2025-05-02: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/e2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/e2/PDF)
- e1, 2025-04-16: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c2, 2025-04-02: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-03-20: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-14: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/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/2025/768/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/e2/HTML)
- [e2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/e2/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/768/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-SB768-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).