Foreign Influence

Completely removed the requirement for foreign agents and foreign-supported political organizations to register with the Division of Elections.

Deleted extensive provisions prohibiting government entities from entering into contracts with foreign sources of concern or using specific information technology services.

Removed the Florida-China Institute from the list of linkage institutes and deleted exemptions for such institutes.

Deleted the Governor's authority to suspend laws or rules relating to Cuba under specific circumstances.

Added specific provisions prohibiting preplanned adoption agreements and gestational surrogacy contracts unless certain conditions are met.

Condensed the short title and summary of the act, removing references to creating new statutes and focusing only on amending existing ones.

The document was renumbered from version c3 to engrossed e1, and the page count increased from 33 to 36 due to formatting adjustments.

Minor text reformatting was applied to the summary of provisions, such as breaking long lines into shorter ones and adjusting line breaks for readability.

Added a new requirement authorizing the Department of Management Services to enter into, extend, or renew contracts with foreign sources of concern if the department makes specified written determinations, creating a potential exception to previous prohibitions.

Added a requirement for the Department of Management Services to submit written reports to the Governor and Legislature regarding these determinations.

Added a new provision authorizing the Governor to suspend certain laws or rules relating to Cuba for a specified period under specific circumstances, with restrictions on renewal and requiring legislative authorization for further suspensions.

Added new statutory references (s. 288.854 and s. 692.21) to the list of sections being amended, expanding the bill's legal reach to include critical infrastructure and Cuba-related regulations.

Updated the document header to reflect the new committee version (CS/CS/CS/HB 905) and changed the page count from 27 to 33 due to the added content.

The bill version identifier changed from 'CS/HB 905' to 'CS/CS/HB 905' to indicate a second committee amendment.

The page count in the header was updated from 26 to 27 to reflect the new document length.

The summary of provisions was reorganized to place the tax collector authority to revoke business receipts at the beginning, followed by the existing foreign contract and critical infrastructure restrictions.

Prohibitions on soliciting value from foreign entities were expanded to explicitly include persons or entities representing those organizations or countries.

New restrictions were added prohibiting governmental entities from accepting bids or entering contracts for IT services that involve personal identifying information without a signed affidavit.

Definitions for 'controlling interest' and 'foreign country of concern' were revised in multiple sections to ensure consistency and clarity.

A cross-reference in the statutes was updated to conform to changes made by the act, ensuring legal consistency.

The bill number designation was updated from 'HB 905' to 'CS/HB 905' to reflect its status as a committee substitute.