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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 259: Special Observances

Enacted 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 259 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Special Observances. Primary sponsor: Anne Gerwig (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 23, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-91.

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Official summary

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

Special Observances; Designates August 21 of each year as "Fentanyl Awareness & Education Day"; encourages specified entities & public schools to sponsor events to promote awareness of dangers of fentanyl & potential overdoses, including education on specified topics.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anne GerwigPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Robin BartlemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Dean BlackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Lindsay CrossCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
J.J. GrowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Jennifer Kincart JonssonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Randy MaggardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Allison TantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Dana TrabulsyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Marie WoodsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105

“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. Chapter No. 2025-91
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  11. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  12. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

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Sources

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