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Senate roundup: bills passed and key votes (Feb. 25, 2026)
Summary
Multiple bills were passed by the Florida Senate on Feb. 25, 2026, including measures on virtual‑currency kiosks, e‑bike safety, sickle‑cell education, municipal utility connections, expanded swim vouchers with drowning‑prevention education, and financial/cybersecurity rules; most measures passed unanimously or with near‑unanimous support.
Tallahassee — The Florida Senate advanced a string of bills on the special order calendar, adopting substitutes and amendments on several measures and passing the following on third reading:
• CS for HB 505 (substituted for SB 198) — virtual‑currency kiosks (vote: 37 yays, 0 nays). Sponsor: Senator Roussan.
• SB 382 — electric bicycles and micromobility device safety task force (vote: 37 yays, 0 nays). Sponsor: Senator Trudeau.
• SB 844 — sickle‑cell disease care management continuing education (vote: 37 yays, 0 nays). Sponsor: Senator Jones.
• SB 1014 — municipal utility service to properties outside municipal limits (vote: 37 yays, 0 nays). Sponsor: Senator Mayfield.
• SB 428 — swimming‑lesson voucher expansion to ages 1–7 and postpartum drowning‑prevention education (vote: 36 yays, 0 nays). Sponsor: Senator Yarbrough; included late‑file amendment incorporating language from SB 606.
• CS for SB 540 — Office of Financial Regulation/cybersecurity requirements for mortgage and money‑service businesses (vote: 36 yays, 0 nays). Sponsor: Senator Martin.
• Committee substitute for SB 1440 — public records/cybersecurity reporting (vote: 35 yays, 1 nay). Sponsor: Senator Martin.
• SB 1594 — veteran benefit payments to minor clients in foster care (vote: 36 yays, 0 nays). Sponsor: President Gates.
Several bills on the special order calendar were shown temporarily postponed, including measures relating to artificial intelligence and data centers. By unanimous consent, rules were waived to certify passed bills to the House and the Senate adjourned until 9 a.m. on Feb. 26.
