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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 768: Foreign Countries of Concern

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

SB 768 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Foreign Countries of Concern. Primary sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican), Health Policy, Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-96.

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 Countries of Concern; Prohibiting laboratories from using certain operational or research software produced in or by a foreign country of concern, a state-owned enterprise of a foreign country of concern, or a company domiciled within a foreign country of concern; providing certain protections for licensees who fail to obtain assurances from a person or an entity that indirectly owns a controlling interest in the licensee or indirectly holds an interest in certain entities, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alexis CalatayudPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate38
Health PolicyPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
JudiciaryPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. 2025-96
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
  5. CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  6. Amendment 756034 Concur
  7. Senate Message List
  8. In Messages
  9. CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  10. Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (652203)
  11. Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (756034)
  12. In returning messages

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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