Florida bills · 2026 Regular Session
Florida SB 1178
Foreign Influence
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Grall (Republican)
- Ethics and Elections
- Appropriations
Cosponsors (1)
- Avila
Summary
Official abstract published by the Florida legislature· summary
Foreign Influence; Citing this act as the “Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act”; prohibiting preplanned adoption agreements unless certain conditions are met; 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; authorizing any appropriate tax collector to revoke or refuse to renew business tax receipts of specified individuals, businesses, or entities; prohibiting a governmental entity from knowingly entering into certain contracts with foreign sources of concern; removing the Florida-China Institute from the list of linkage institutes, etc.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 4:02 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Favorable with Committee Substitute | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 Senate | Favorable | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 Senate | Favorable with Committee Substitute | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
Actions
- Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 905 (Ch. 2026-66) - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 11 NAYS 5 - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Now in Appropriations - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Now in Judiciary - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/28/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Introduced - Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Appropriations - Jan 6, 2026 · Senate
Filed