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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1587: Historical Records Concerning Enslaved Individuals

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 1587 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Historical Records Concerning Enslaved Individuals. Primary sponsor: Fentrice Driskell (Democratic). It lists 2 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.

Historical Records Concerning Enslaved Individuals; Prohibits certain acts relating to sale & trade of enslaved individuals; provides exceptions; establishes specified penalties for violations of this act; granting DOS responsibility to oversee this act; granting Attorney General power to bring civil actions for violations; requires DOS to use existing state resources to fund this act; requires DOS to establish online reporting system for certain purpose.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Fentrice DriskellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Rita HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44

“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 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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 Judiciary 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