HB 925 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Threats from Foreign Nations

Summary

Threats from Foreign Nations; Prohibits specified entities & governmental entities from entering into specified contracts or agreements with foreign principal; prohibits foreign principal from entering into specified contracts or agreements with specified entities & governmental entities; provides criminal penalty; requires specified entities that have entered into specified contract or agreement with foreign principal to register with Department of Commerce by specified date; provides civil penalty; requires entity selling or transferring control of specified critical infrastructure to provide affidavit attesting to specified information to department; prohibits computer software produced or manufactured by specified companies from being used in critical infrastructure located within or serving this state.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 925 Filed → H 925 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten to shift from regulating foreign agents to protecting state critical infrastructure from foreign entities. The new version creates a new section in the Florida Statutes establishing the Florida Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, which prohibits contracts between state entities and foreign principals that would allow foreign control over critical infrastructure.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from regulating foreign agents operating in Florida to prohibiting contracts between state entities and foreign principals regarding critical infrastructure access and control.

SCOPE

New legislation creates Part IV of Chapter 692, Florida Statutes, entitled 'Protection of State Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Entities'

REQUIREMENT

Entities with significant access to critical infrastructure are now prohibited from entering contracts with foreign principals that would allow foreign access or control of that infrastructure

Removed previous requirements for foreign agents to register with the Attorney General and file periodic statements

DEFINITION

New definitions added for 'computer software', 'critical infrastructure', 'department', 'foreign country of concern', and 'foreign principal'

ENFORCEMENT

Added criminal and civil penalties for violations of the new critical infrastructure protection provisions

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Committee

Apr 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Budget Committee

lower

Apr 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Apr 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Mar 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to Budget Committee

lower

Mar 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Mar 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

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