Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

SB 588 — Campaign Communications

Last action — Died in Ethics and Elections

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Campaign Communications; Prohibiting campaign-related telephone calls and text messages to specified voters; requiring candidates and other persons or organizations to cease immediately all communications with certain voters; specifying how a voter indicates that he or she no longer consents to such communications; authorizing a voter to bring a certain action in a court of competent jurisdiction, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Ethics and Elections

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Introduced

  4. On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/03/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed

  5. Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules

  6. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (162)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 588 do?
Campaign Communications; Prohibiting campaign-related telephone calls and text messages to specified voters; requiring candidates and other persons or organizations to cease immediately all communications with certain voters; specifying how a voter indicates that he or she no longer consents to such communications; authorizing a voter to bring a certain action in a court of competent jurisdiction, etc.
Who sponsors SB 588?
SB 588 is sponsored by Gaetz, Don (Republican) and Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 588?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 588?
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