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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1543: Contracting with Foreign Countries of Concern

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1543 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Contracting with Foreign Countries of Concern. Primary sponsor: Demi Busatta (Republican), Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2025-96).

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.

Contracting with Foreign Countries of Concern; Prohibits governmental entities from entering into certain contracts for services or to purchase certain products & from extending or renewing contracts with entities with certain connections to foreign countries of concern; requires certain entities that submit bid, proposal, or reply to provide goods or services to sign affidavit; prohibits laboratories from using certain operational or research software produced in or by foreign country of concern, state-owned enterprise of foreign country of concern, or company domiciled within foreign country of concern; provides certain protections for licensees who fail to obtain assurances from person or entity that indirectly owns controlling interest in licensee or indirectly holds interest in certain entities.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Demi BusattaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse114
Health Care Facilities & Systems SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Health & Human Services CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Michael OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Mike RedondoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“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. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2025-96)
  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. Bill referred to House Calendar
  4. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  5. CS Filed
  6. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  7. Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
  8. Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
  9. PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
  10. Now in Health & Human Services Committee
  11. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
  12. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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