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CS/SB 820: Office of Faith and Community

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Yarborough

Office of Faith and Community; Establishing the Office of Faith and Community within the Executive Office of the Governor for a specified purpose; providing for the appointment of a liaison for faith and community; providing that the Office of Faith and Community provides administrative support to the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 5/3/2025 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    4/1/2025 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
    4/2/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
    4/3/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    4/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/15/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 9 NAYS 3
    • Now in Appropriations
    4/17/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    4/22/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 4
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
    4/24/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 534
    • Amendment(s) failed (312686) -SJ 534
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 534
    • CS passed; YEAS 27 NAYS 9 -SJ 534
    4/24/2025 House • In Messages
    5/3/2025 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

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  • CS/SB 820, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/2/2025 at 11:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 293 (c1) Office of Faith and Community Government Operations Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    312686 - Amendment
    Between lines 104 and 105 insert:     		Polsky 4/24/2025
    10:29 AM     		Senate: Failed
    4/24/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2025 12:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 9 Yeas - 3 Nays
    4/22/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations 14 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2025 11:25 AM Senate - Amendment 312686 13 Yeas - 23 Nays
    4/24/2025 11:39 AM Senate 27 Yeas - 9 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    14.31 Florida Faith-based and Community-based Advisory Council. Page 1 (pdf)
    14.311 Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 820, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2025 at 1:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 293 (c1) Office of Faith and Community Government Operations Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    826114 - Amendment
    Delete lines 55 - 102 and insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Yarborough)     		3/31/2025
    12:57 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2025 1:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 6 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    14.31 Florida Faith-based and Community-based Advisory Council. Page 1 (pdf)
    14.311 Page 4 (pdf)

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