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SB 420 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Official Actions of Local Governments

Summary
Official Actions of Local Governments; Prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from funding or promoting or taking official action as it relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion; providing that a county commissioner, a member of the governing body of a municipality, or any other county or municipal official who violates certain provisions commits misfeasance or malfeasance in office; requiring potential recipients of county and municipal contracts and grants to make a certain certification to the county or municipality before being awarded such contract or grant, etc.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesSB 420 prohibits counties and municipalities from funding or promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, directly restricting local government spending and fiscal management.85% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationThe bill prohibits local governments from DEI actions, which often include programs for immigrant integration and access to services, potentially limiting support for immigrants.65% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

S 420 Filed → S 420 c1 · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand its scope by adding prohibitions on funding and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and officers, requiring contractors to certify they won't use DEI materials, and creating a new statute for contract certifications. The definition of DEI was expanded to include efforts to manipulate employee composition and adopt training based on protected characteristics. The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded from only prohibiting official actions to also prohibiting funding, promotion, and establishment of DEI offices and officers, and adding requirements for contractors receiving county or municipal funds.
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for potential recipients of county and municipal contracts and grants to certify they will not use DEI materials as defined in the bill.

FISCAL

Added explicit prohibition on counties and municipalities expending funds to establish, sustain, support, or staff DEI offices or employ DEI officers.

Added explicit prohibition on counties and municipalities funding or promoting DEI initiatives directly or indirectly.

DEFINITION

Expanded the definition of DEI to include efforts to manipulate employee composition and adopt training, programming, or activities based on protected characteristics.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new statute requiring certification from contractors before receiving county or municipal contracts or grants.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Clay Yarborough
Clay Yarborough
RRepublican
FL
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