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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1153: Governmental Entity Access to and Use of Vendor Background Information

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1153 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Governmental Entity Access to and Use of Vendor Background Information. Primary sponsor: Fiona McFarland (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Government Operations Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Governmental Entity Access to and Use of Vendor Background Information; Authorizes DMS to grant governmental entities access to specified electronic systems regarding certain vendors; specifies uses for which state governmental entities may use such systems; authorizes governmental entities to make certain determinations if certain affidavits submitted as part of competitive solicitation are not true; specifies that determination that affidavit is not true or that vendor is not responsible or responsive does not constitute decision or intended decision subject to protest.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Fiona McFarlandPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse73

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  5. Referred to Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
  7. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  8. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source