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SB 1612 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Electronic Payments Made to Units of Local Governments

Summary
Electronic Payments Made to Units of Local Governments; Requiring units of local government to accept certain forms of payments; providing an exception; requiring such local governments to accept payments online, etc.
Issues: ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill mandates electronic payment acceptance by local governments, advancing tech-enabled public services and digital transaction infrastructure without privacy/security implications.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 1612 Filed → S 1612 c1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was revised from a simple mandate requiring local governments to accept online payments to a more detailed framework that explicitly requires online acceptance while allowing exceptions where other payment forms are legally required. The effective date was delayed from July 2026 to January 2027, and a new section was added to formally declare the bill's importance to the state.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly allows local governments to decline online payments if another form of payment is required by law, whereas the original version did not include this specific exception.
REQUIREMENT

Added a specific exception allowing local governments to refuse online payments when another payment method is required by law.

Inserted a new provision requiring local governments to have a specific method for accepting payments online.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the bill from July 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027.

TECHNICAL

Added a formal finding and declaration of important state interest to the legislation.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

21–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 24
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Feb 24, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0-3)
senate
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Nick DiCeglie
Nick DiCeglie
RRepublican
FL
18