Bill Summary

SB 768 Foreign Countries of Concern (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Calatayud  CS Sponsors: Health Policy, Judiciary
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Summary
Foreign Countries of Concern; Prohibiting laboratories from using certain operational or research software produced in or by a foreign country of concern, a state-owned enterprise of a foreign country of concern, or a company domiciled within a foreign country of concern; providing certain protections for licensees who fail to obtain assurances from a person or an entity that indirectly owns a controlling interest in the licensee or indirectly holds an interest in certain entities, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Health Policy
   S Judiciary
   S Rules
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Actions
02/14/25
SENATE
Filed
02/28/25
SENATE
Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
03/13/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 412 K
03/18/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Health Policy; 8 Yeas, 1 Nay
03/20/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/20/25
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
03/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 S
04/01/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Judiciary; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/02/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/03/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
04/03/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
04/08/25
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 24 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/08/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/10/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
04/16/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (510594); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 35 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
04/16/25
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/16/25
HOUSE 
In Messages
04/28/25
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to House Calendar
04/28/25
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
04/29/25
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (652203); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 113 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/29/25
SENATE
In returning messages
05/01/25
SENATE
Placed on House Message List 2
05/01/25
SENATE
Received from Messages; Amendment Adopted (756034); Concurred with Amendment as amended (652203); Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays)
05/01/25
HOUSE 
In returning messages
05/02/25
HOUSE 
Placed on Senate Returning Message List 1
05/02/25
HOUSE 
Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (756034); Passed (Vote: 114 Yeas / 0 Nays)
05/02/25
SENATE
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
05/02/25
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E2) Filed
05/02/25
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/23/25
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/30/25)
05/27/25
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-96
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bill text & filed amendments
0768
Filed on 02/14/25
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Amendment 217378 LF
Calatayud
Filed on 03/18/25
Replaced by CS
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0768C1
Filed on 03/20/25
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Amendment 318358
Calatayud
Filed on 03/31/25
Replaced by CS
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0768C2
Filed on 04/02/25
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Amendment 510594
Calatayud
Filed on 04/15/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0768E1
Filed on 04/16/25
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Amendment 652203 DE
Busatta
Filed on 04/28/25
Concurred as Amended
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Amendment 756034 AA
Calatayud
Filed on 04/30/25
Concurred
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0768E2
Filed on 05/02/25
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
0768ER
Filed on 05/02/25
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
381.0202
408.81
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