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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 905: Foreign Influence

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 905 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Foreign Influence. Primary sponsor: Persons-Mulicka, Government Operations Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, State Affairs Committee. It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): Chapter No. 2026-66.

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.

Foreign Influence; Defines the terms "designated foreign terrorist organization" and "foreign country of concern"; provides penalties for specified persons who solicit or accept anything of value from persons or entities representing a designated foreign terrorist organization or a foreign country of concern; requiring the Commission on Ethics to adopt certain rules by a specified date; authorizes any appropriate tax collector to revoke or refuse to renew business tax receipts of specified individuals, businesses, or entities; prohibits certain activities encouraging affiliations with foreign countries of concern; requires the Department of Commerce to publish and update certain information on its website; deleting the Florida-China Institute from the list of linkage institutes; authorizes the Governor to suspend certain laws or rules relating to Cuba for a specified period under certain circumstances, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Persons-MulickaPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Government Operations SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Judiciary CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
State Affairs CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Danny AlvarezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Hillary CasselCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse101
Tom FabricioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Jeff HolcombCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Monique MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Michael OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Mike RedondoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Will RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Dana TrabulsyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“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. 2026-66
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
  5. CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 17
  6. Amendment 930088 Concur
  7. Amendment 889739 Failed
  8. Added to Senate Message List
  9. In Messages
  10. CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 11
  11. Read 3rd time
  12. Amendment(s) adopted (930088)

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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