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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 549: Gulf of America

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 549 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Gulf of America. Primary sponsor: Juan Porras (Republican), Education & Employment Committee. It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-7.

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.

Gulf of America; Requires state agencies to update geographic materials to reflect new federal designation of "Gulf of Mexico" as "Gulf of America"; & requires instructional materials & library media center collections adopted or acquired by certain entities on or after specified date to reflect new federal designation of "Gulf of Mexico" as "Gulf of America".

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Juan PorrasPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse119
Education & Employment CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Webster BarnabyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
James BuchananCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Ryan ChamberlinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Kim KendallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Judson SappCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20

“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. 2025-7
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. Immediately certified
  7. CS passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 9
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. Substituted for CS/SB 1058
  11. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  12. Withdrawn from Rules

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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