# Florida SB 8D: Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State

Florida SB 8D, Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State, is a 2026D Senate bill sponsored by Don Gaetz (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-29 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1-D (Ch. 2026-229) -SJ 9) (as of 2026-10-25).

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- As of: 2026-10-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 8D
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026D
- Title: Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-04-27
- Last action: 2026-04-29, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1-D (Ch. 2026-229) -SJ 9
- Sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (26 yes, 32 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: Don Gaetz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | fail | 12 | 23 |   |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 14 | 9 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-04-29: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1-D (Ch. 2026-229) -SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Substituted HB 1-D -SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Read 2nd time -SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/26 -SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 9 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Introduced -SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/28/26, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Referred to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-04-29: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026D/8D/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026D/8D/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 2D: Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights (failed)
- HB 1D: Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State (signed)
- SB 6D: Medical Freedom (failed)
- SB 4D: Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs (failed)
- HJR 23D: State Reapportionment (failed)

## Sources
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026D/8D/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026D/8D/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 2D: Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB2D-2026D)
- [HB 1D: Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1D-2026D)
- [SB 6D: Medical Freedom](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB6D-2026D)
- [SB 4D: Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB4D-2026D)
- [HJR 23D: State Reapportionment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HJR23D-2026D)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB8D-2026D (as of 2026-10-25).