FloridaFlorida law ratifies rules for public deposits and coin businesses
Florida law ratifies rules for public deposits and gold or silver coin transactions to meet an effectiveness condition in a 2025 law.
What it does
Florida law ratifies specified rules for public deposits and businesses handling gold or silver coins, solely to satisfy an effectiveness condition in an earlier law.
The law repeals a section of the 2025 Florida law that provided for repeal of specified legal tender provisions.
Argument forThe rules may give public depositors and coin businesses clearer steps for handling deposits, records, and law enforcement requests.
Argument againstBusinesses covered by the rules may need to keep coin transaction records and follow chain-of-custody steps, which could take time and effort.
More detail
The law ratifies a specified set of Florida administrative rules about public deposits and gold or silver coin transactions. The rules address qualified public depositories and depositors, and businesses that handle gold or silver coins, including custodians, refiners, and wholesalers. The ratification is only to satisfy any effectiveness condition imposed under chapter 2025-100, Laws of Florida. The ratification took effect when this act became law.
The law repeals section 18 of chapter 2025-100, Laws of Florida. That section provided for repeal of specified legal tender provisions. The repeal took effect when this act became law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 12Chapter No. 2026-132; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 (Ch. 2026-174)Latest
- Jun 11Approved by Governor Ron DeSantisBecame Law
- Jun 9Signed by Officers and presented to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 6Ordered enrolledMinor
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6In Messages
- Mar 6CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 1Passed Senate
- Mar 6Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 6Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 6Substituted for CS/SB 1588
- Mar 6Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Mar 6Withdrawn from RulesMajor
- Mar 5ReceivedMinor
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Referred to RulesMinor
- Mar 5In Messages
- Mar 5CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 0Passed House
- Mar 5Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 5Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Mar 5Amendment 287655 adopted
- Mar 5Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 2Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
- Mar 2Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Mar 2Bill referred to House Calendar
- Feb 261st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)Minor
- Feb 26CS FiledMinor
- Feb 26Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 26Reported out of Commerce Committee
- Feb 24Favorable with CS by Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- Jan 301st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Jan 30Now in Commerce Committee
- Jan 30Referred to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Jan 29CS FiledMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Insurance & Banking Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Jan 29Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- Jan 29Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 27Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 15Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- Jan 15Referred to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Jan 15Referred to Insurance & Banking SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- Jan 8FiledIntroduced
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