Legislative Research: FL S0540 | 2026 | Regular Session
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Regular Session (Failed) | Requiring the Department of Children and Families to cooperate with and seek cooperation from the Office of Financial Regulation concerning certain protective investigations of suspected financial exploitation of specified adults; requiring loan orig... [S0540 2026 Detail][S0540 2026 Text][S0540 2026 Comments] | 2026-03-13 Died in Messages |
| 2025 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Citing this act as the "Evin B. Hartsell Act"; requiring the Department of Education to develop specified curricula; authorizing the department to consult with the Evin B. Hartsell Foundation to further develop such curricula, etc. [S0540 2025 Detail][S0540 2025 Text][S0540 2025 Comments] | 2025-04-28 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 447 (Ch. 2025-49) |
| 2024 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Urging the United States Secretary of State to condemn the emerging partnership between the Chinese Communist Party and the communist regime in Cuba and the establishment of Chinese espionage and military capabilities in Cuba, etc. [S0540 2024 Detail][S0540 2024 Text][S0540 2024 Comments] | 2024-02-01 Laid on Table, refer to HM 351 |
| 2023 Regular Session (Passed) | Providing that the prevailing party in a challenge to a plan or plan amendment is entitled to recover attorney fees and costs; providing that the prevailing party in a challenge to the compliance of a small scale development order is entitled to reco... [S0540 2023 Detail][S0540 2023 Text][S0540 2023 Comments] | 2023-05-25 Chapter No. 2023-115 |
| 2022 Regular Session (Failed) | Requiring the Board of Psychology to certify certain psychologists to exercise prescriptive authority; authorizing certified psychologists to use their prescriptive authority in accordance with rules adopted by the board; requiring prescribing psycho... [S0540 2022 Detail][S0540 2022 Text][S0540 2022 Comments] | 2022-03-14 Died in Health Policy |
| 2021 Regular Session (Failed) | Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to require a supermajority of each house to approve a general law preempting a subject of legislation to the state, etc. [S0540 2021 Detail][S0540 2021 Text][S0540 2021 Comments] | 2021-04-30 Died in Community Affairs |
| 2020 Regular Session (Passed) | Authorizing certain guaranty association employees to adjust losses for the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association if certain conditions are met; redefining the term "net direct written premiums" as "direct written premiums" and revising the definiti... [S0540 2020 Detail][S0540 2020 Text][S0540 2020 Comments] | 2020-06-22 Chapter No. 2020-54 |
| 2019 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Requiring the Department of Legal Affairs to establish a certain direct-support organization; requiring the direct-support organization, in conjunction with the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, to form certain partnerships for specified purpos... [S0540 2019 Detail][S0540 2019 Text][S0540 2019 Comments] | 2019-05-02 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 851 (Ch. 2019-152) |
| 2018 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Citing this act as the "College Competitiveness Act of 2018"; creating the State Board of Colleges; revising the function and mission of the Florida K-20 education system; revising requirements for the performance-based metrics used to award Florida ... [S0540 2018 Detail][S0540 2018 Text][S0540 2018 Comments] | 2018-03-10 Died on Calendar |
| 2017 Regular Session (Failed) | Revising the criteria for renewal of Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program awards to include a minimum number of volunteer service work hours; providing an exception for a student who enlists in military service, etc. [S0540 2017 Detail][S0540 2017 Text][S0540 2017 Comments] | 2017-05-05 Died in Education |
| 2016 Regular Session (Passed) | Providing that the validity and the effect of a specified disposition of real property be determined by Florida law; revising the right to elective share for a surviving spouse; authorizing a trustee to pay attorney fees and costs from the assets of ... [S0540 2016 Detail][S0540 2016 Text][S0540 2016 Comments] | 2016-04-06 Chapter No. 2016-189 |
| 2015 Regular Session (Failed) | Creating the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund within the Department of Corrections; providing a purpose, etc. [S0540 2015 Detail][S0540 2015 Text][S0540 2015 Comments] | 2015-04-28 Died in Messages |
| 2014 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Providing penalties for possession of separated shark fins on state waters; conforming a cross-reference, etc. [S0540 2014 Detail][S0540 2014 Text][S0540 2014 Comments] | 2014-05-02 Died on Calendar |
| 2013 Regular Session (Failed) | Requiring that persons convicted on or after a specified date of crimes in specified categories be released only under mandatory supervision; renaming the conditional release program as the "mandatory supervision program", etc. [S0540 2013 Detail][S0540 2013 Text][S0540 2013 Comments] | 2013-05-03 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
| 2012 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Requiring that a secondary metals recycler conform to the requirements for a secondhand dealer; revising requirements for payments made by secondary metals recyclers to sellers of regulated metals property to prohibit certain cash transactions; provi... [S0540 2012 Detail][S0540 2012 Text][S0540 2012 Comments] | 2012-03-09 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 885 -SJ 1238 |
| 2011 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Recognizes February 2011 as "Black History Month" in Florida. [S0540 2011 Detail][S0540 2011 Text][S0540 2011 Comments] | 2011-03-10 Introduced -SJ 183 |
| 2010 Regular Session (Failed) | Deletes an obsolete date relating to a water supply assessment conducted by the water management districts. [S0540 2010 Detail][S0540 2010 Text][S0540 2010 Comments] | 2010-04-30 Died in Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation |
References Online
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| [Senate Rules Committee FL] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| [Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Committee FL] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| [Senate Banking and Insurance Committee FL] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| [Senator Jonathan Martin FL] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
FL S0540 | 2026 | Regular Session. (2026, March 13). LegiScan. Retrieved September 07, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/FL/bill/S0540/2026
MLA
"FL S0540 | 2026 | Regular Session." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 13 Mar. 2026. Web. 07 Sep. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/FL/bill/S0540/2026>.
Chicago
"FL S0540 | 2026 | Regular Session." March 13, 2026 LegiScan. Accessed September 07, 2026. https://legiscan.com/FL/bill/S0540/2026.
Turabian
LegiScan. FL S0540 | 2026 | Regular Session. 13 March 2026. https://legiscan.com/FL/bill/S0540/2026 (accessed September 07, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H381 | Similar To | 2026-03-13 | Office of Financial Regulation | Died in Commerce Committee |
| H777 | Similar To | 2026-03-13 | Pub. Rec./Office of Financial Regulation | Died in Government Operations Subcommittee |
| S1440 | Related | 2026-03-13 | Public Records/Office of Financial Regulation | Died in Messages |
| H1221 | Similar To | 2026-03-11 | Department of Financial Services | Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 |
| S1452 | Similar To | 2026-06-29 | Department of Financial Services | Chapter No. 2026-174, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1311 (Ch. 2026-132) |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415 | 106 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 415 | 107 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 494 | 00123 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 494 | 00255 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 517 | 021 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 517 | 061 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 517 | 12 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 517 | 201 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 517 | 34 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 520 | 135 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 560 | 114 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 560 | 1311 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 560 | 309 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 560 | 405 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 560 | 406 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 655 | 0171 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 655 | 032 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 655 | 045 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 657 | 005 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 657 | 024 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 657 | 042 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 658 | 21 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 658 | 33 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 662 | 141 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
