SB 42 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Florida Statutes

Summary

Florida Statutes; Deleting provisions that have expired, have become obsolete, have had their effect, have served their purpose, or have been impliedly repealed or superseded; replacing incorrect cross-references and citations; correcting grammatical, typographical, and like errors; removing inconsistencies, redundancies, and unnecessary repetition in the statutes; and improving the clarity of the statutes and facilitating their correct interpretation, etc.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 42 Filed → S 42 er · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill is a reviser's bill that corrects technical errors, updates outdated language, and clarifies statutory provisions across many Florida statutes. It does not create new substantive policy but rather improves the accuracy and readability of existing laws.

TECHNICAL

Corrected grammatical errors, typographical mistakes, and formatting inconsistencies throughout multiple statutes to improve clarity and correct interpretation.

Updated terminology to reflect current organizational names, such as changing references from 'Guardian ad Litem Program' to 'Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office'.

Removed obsolete language, repealed expired sections, and deleted provisions that have become unnecessary or superseded by newer laws.

Fixed incorrect cross-references and citations between statutes to ensure proper legal connections and avoid confusion.

Standardized terminology usage, such as consistently using 'antennas' for transducers and 'antennae' for insect parts across multiple statutes.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2025 · House Apr 3, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 39

Mar 19, 2025

D Democratic10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors