Bill > H0905

Introduced Session

An act relating to foreign influence; providing a short title; creating s. 106.031, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring agents of foreign countries of concern and foreign-supported political organizations to register with the Division of Elections; providing registration requirements; requiring periodic updates by such agents and organizations; requiring registrants and organizations to disclose certain payments; requiring foreign-supported political organizations to register with the division on a specified form created by the division within a specified timeframe; providing requirements for such forms; providing penalties; amending s. 112.313, F.S.; defining the terms "designated foreign terrorist organization" and "foreign country of concern"; prohibiting specified persons from soliciting or accepting anything of value from a designated foreign terrorist organization, a foreign country of concern, or persons or entities representing such organizations or countries; amending s. 112.3142, F.S.; requiring the Commission on Ethics to adopt certain rules by a specified date; amending s. 205.0532, F.S.; authorizing any appropriate tax collector to revoke or refuse to renew business tax receipts of specified hb905-03-c3 CS/ individuals, businesses, or entities; authorizing such tax collector or a local governing authority to request a specified sworn affidavit or declaration from such individual, business, or entity; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 287.138, F.S.; providing and revising definitions; prohibiting a governmental entity from entering into certain contracts with foreign sources of concern; prohibiting governmental entities from extending and renewing certain contracts beginning on a specified date; prohibiting governmental entities from accepting a bid on, a proposal for, or a reply to, or entering into, contracts involving information technology or providing access to an individual's personal identifying information unless a certain affidavit signed by an officer or a representative is provided to the governmental entity; authorizing a governmental entity to enter into, extend, or renew certain contracts if the Department of Management Services makes specified written determinations; requiring the department to submit to the Governor and Legislature specified written reports beginning on a specified date; providing applicability; authorizing the department to create a specified list and to adopt rules; amending s. 288.816, F.S.; prohibiting certain hb905-03-c3 CS/ activities encouraging affiliations with foreign countries of concern; requiring the Department of Commerce to publish and update certain information on its website; amending s. 288.8175, F.S.; removing the Florida-China Institute from the list of linkage institutes; removing an exemption for linkage institutes; prohibiting a linkage institute from entering into an agreement or participating in an activity with a foreign country of concern; amending s. 288.854, F.S.; authorizing the Governor to suspend certain laws or rules relating to Cuba for a specified period under certain circumstances; prohibiting such suspension from being renewed or extended; prohibiting the Governor from suspending the same laws or rules without express authorization from the Legislature; requiring the Governor to submit to the Legislature certain written recommendations within a specified timeframe; providing for future legislative repeal of certain provisions; amending s. 288.860, F.S.; requiring certain agreements to be terminated by a specified date; amending 316.0078, F.S.; revising the definitions of the terms "controlling interest" and "foreign country of concern"; amending s. 496.404, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "foreign source of concern"; amending s. 692.201, F.S.; hb905-03-c3 CS/ revising the definition of the term "foreign country of concern"; creating s. 692.21, F.S.; providing definitions; prohibiting certain entities with access to critical infrastructure facilities from entering into certain contracts or agreements with foreign sources of concern; requiring certain entities to register with the Department of Commerce by a specified date; requiring the department to adopt registration forms; providing requirements for such forms; providing civil and criminal penalties; requiring certain entities to provide a signed affidavit to the department attesting that the buyer or transferee of a critical infrastructure facility is not a foreign source of concern; prohibiting information technology from a foreign source of concern from being used in critical infrastructure facilities; authorizing a governmental entity or business entity to enter into certain contracts or agreements if the department, in consultation with the Department of Management Services, makes specified written determinations; requiring the Department of Commerce to submit to the Governor and Legislature specified written reports beginning on a specified date; providing applicability; requiring the department to adopt rules; creating s. 775.08255, hb905-03-c3 CS/ F.S.; providing definitions; providing for the reclassification of criminal penalties under certain circumstances; providing a minimum mandatory term of imprisonment; creating s. 775.36, F.S.; providing definitions; prohibiting enforcement of certain laws of a foreign government; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 282.802, F.S.; conforming a cross- reference; providing an effective date.

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Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R)*,  Danny Alvarez (R),  Hillary Cassel (R),  Tom Fabricio (R),  Jeff Holcomb (R),  Michael Owen (R),  Mike Redondo (R),  Susan L. Valdés (R), 

Other Sponsors (3)

Added to Second Reading Calendar (on 02/20/2026)

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