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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 621: States of Emergency

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 621 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: States of Emergency. Primary sponsor: Fentrice Driskell (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Natural Resources & Disasters 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.

States of Emergency; Provides that state of emergency renewed by Governor expires within specified timeframe; authorizes Legislature to extend state of emergency under specified circumstances; provides that such extension is valid for specified timeframe; prohibits such timeframe from exceeding end of next regular session; requires Governor to immediately issue certain executive order or proclamation consistent with Legislature's concurrent resolution terminating state of emergency; prohibits Governor from declaring substantially similar state of emergency under specified conditions; requires AG to update quarterly specified audit, rather than annually.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Fentrice DriskellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42

“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 Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  5. Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  6. Filed

Sources

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