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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1243: Florida Museum of Black History

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 1243 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Florida Museum of Black History. Primary sponsor: Ashley Gantt (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. 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.

Florida Museum of Black History; Specifies functions & activities of Florida Museum of Black History; provides for legislative designation of permanent & temporary locations of museum; requires specified nonprofit organization to create exhibits for temporary museum; establishes governing board for certain purposes; provides requirements for governing board; requires governing board to submit written report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; requires DOS to provide certain support; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $1,500,000

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ashley GanttPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Fentrice DriskellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Michele RaynerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Felicia RobinsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104

“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 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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 Budget Committee
  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