The Florida Senate

Bill Information Reports

Reports for each legislative session are available for the selected session. All reports are in the PDF format.

• Final Legislative Bill Information Book (zip)- This electronic publication includes a chronological listing of all actions concerning all legislation introduced during a session. Sometimes referred to as "The Citator", this also provides statistics, descriptions by bill number, sponsor reports by member and committee, and indices by statute number affected and by subject.
• Chapter Numbers and Effective Dates - Bills approved by the Governor become effective on date approved, unless another date is specified in the bill. If approved after the date specified or if no effective date is specified in the bill, the effective date is 60 days after sine die. Proposed constitutional amendments are subject to a vote of the people.
• Constitutional Amendments - Includes amendments to the Florida Constitution that originated as legislation.
• History of Senate Bills - Consists of bill number and type, introducer, linked/identical/similar/compare bills, effective date, brief description of the bill, and chronological history.
• History of House Bills - Consists of bill number and type, sponsor, linked/identical/similar/compare bills, effective date, brief description of the bill, and chronological history.
• Introducer/Sponsor Report - All Legislators and Committees - Lists all bills introduced/sponsored by a legislative member or committee. If applicable, a section under each introducer/sponsor's name includes passed iden/sim/compare bill(s) to introducer/sponsor's bills which did not pass.
• Statistics - Statistical breakdown of all bills by bill number, bill type, and actions.
• Statute/Constitution Citations - Florida Statute citations by chapter and section number and Florida Constitution citations by article and section number for all bills. Citator entries reflect statute citations in all versions of legislation (original bills, committee substitutes, engrossed bills). Chapter number or "vetoed" notation indicates passage. Some citations may have been amended out in a later version.
• Subject Index - A listing by subject of all bills. The heading "Popular Names" is particularly useful for locating bills that are referred to by nicknames, key words, or phrases. Entries in the subject index reflect provisions in all versions of legislation (original bills, committee substitutes, engrossed bills). Some provisions may have been amended out in a later version.
• Vetoed Bills (1998 Session) - Consists of bill number and type, introducer,linked/identical/similar/compare bills, effective date, brief description, and chronological history of bills that were vetoed by the Governor.