Florida legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Florida H1543: Contracting with Foreign Countries of Concern
Status: Introduced, February 28, 2025
Prohibits governmental entities from entering into certain contracts for services or to purchase certain products & from extending or renewing contracts with entities with certain connections to foreign countries of concern; requires certain entities that submit bid, proposal, or reply to provide goods or services to sign affidavit; prohibits laboratories from using certain operational or research software produced in or by foreign country of concern, state-owned enterprise of foreign country of concern, or company domiciled within foreign country of concern; provides certain protections for licensees who fail to obtain assurances from person or entity that indirectly owns controlling interest in licensee or indirectly holds interest in certain entities.
Sponsors
- Health & Human Services Committee · primary sponsor
- Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · primary sponsor
- Busatta, Demi (R, HD-114) · primary sponsor
- Owen, Michael (R, HD-070)
- Redondo, Mike (R, HD-118)
- Salzman, Michelle (R, HD-001)
Votes
- House Health & Human Services Committee (April 15, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (April 2, 2025): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1543?
- H1543 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Contracting with Foreign Countries of Concern.
- What does H1543 do?
- Prohibits governmental entities from entering into certain contracts for services or to purchase certain products & from extending or renewing contracts with entities with certain connections to foreign countries of concern; requires certain entities that submit bid, proposal, or reply to provide goods or services to sign affidavit; prohibits laboratories from using certain operational or research software produced in or by foreign country of concern, state-owned enterprise of foreign country of concern, or company domiciled within foreign country of concern; provides certain protections for licensees who fail to obtain assurances from person or entity that indirectly owns controlling interest in licensee or indirectly holds interest in certain entities.