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No. CS/CS/HB 1311

Legal Tender
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SPONSOR
Commerce Committee; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Bankson
FILED BY
Douglas Bankson — District 39, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
6/11/2026
PROVIDED SUMMARY

Legal Tender; Ratifying specified rules relating to legal tender for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness of provisions and repealing provisions relating to legal tender, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Ratifies rules and repeals a prior repeal of legal tender laws.

The bill ratifies specific administrative rules related to legal tender, gold, and silver coin transactions. This action satisfies a legal condition required for those rules to take effect.

It simultaneously repeals Section 18 of a previous 2025 law. That previous section had repealed specific provisions relating to legal tender.

By repealing the repeal, the bill restores the previously removed legal tender provisions to active status in Florida law.

The changes take effect immediately upon the bill becoming law, with no additional delay or implementation period.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Ratification of Administrative Rules majors. 1

AIMakes 16 specific administrative rules legally effective by satisfying a prior condition.

“The following rules are ratified for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness imposed under chapter 2025-100, Laws of Florida” bill text, line 12 →
§ 2 Repeal of Prior Repeal majors. 2

AIRemoves the statutory language that previously repealed legal tender provisions, effectively restoring them.

“Section 18 of chapter 2025-100, Laws of Florida, is repealed.” bill text, line 35 →
TIMELINE
6/12/2026
Chapter No. 2026-132 ; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB...
6/11/2026
Approved by Governor
6/9/2026
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/6/2026
Ordered enrolled
3/6/2026
In Messages
3/6/2026
CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 1 -SJ 637
3/6/2026
Read 3rd time -SJ 637
3/6/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 637
3/6/2026
Substituted for CS/SB 1588 -SJ 637
3/6/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/6/2026
Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 637
3/5/2026
Received
3/5/2026
Referred to Rules
3/5/2026
In Messages
3/5/2026
CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
3/5/2026
Read 3rd time
3/5/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/5/2026
Amendment 287655 adopted
3/5/2026
Read 2nd time
3/2/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
3/2/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/2/2026
Bill referred to House Calendar
2/26/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/26/2026
CS Filed
2/26/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2/26/2026
Reported out of Commerce Committee
2/24/2026
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
2/20/2026
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
1/30/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/30/2026
Now in Commerce Committee
1/30/2026
Referred to Commerce Committee
1/29/2026
CS Filed
1/29/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
1/29/2026
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/29/2026
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/27/2026
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
1/15/2026
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/15/2026
Referred to Commerce Committee
1/15/2026
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/8/2026
Filed
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