Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1375: Florida Museum of History
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizes DOS to partner with certain county commissions & local entities for specified purpose; requires each Florida Museum of History to be owned, managed, & operated by certain entity; establishes Florida Museum of History Advisory Committee; provides membership & duties of committee; requires each county commission & local entity to create Florida Museum of History Board; provides for membership & duties of operating board; requires that certain entities develop & execute marketing plan to promote each Florida Museum of History; requires financial feasibility studies; provides for funding from specific sources for certain purposes; provides requirements for Florida Museum of History.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Florida Museum of History; authorizing the Department of State to partner with certain county commissions and local entities for a specified purpose; requiring each Florida Museum of History to be owned, managed, and operated by a certain entity; establishing the Florida Museum of History Advisory Committee; providing membership and duties of the committee; requiring each county commission and local entity to create a Florida Museum of History Board; providing for membership and duties of the operating board…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
An act relating to the Florida Museum of History; authorizing the Department of State to partner with certain county commissions and local entities for a specified purpose; requiring each Florida Museum of History to be owned, managed, and operated by a certain entity; establishing the Florida Museum of History Advisory Committee; providing membership and duties of the committee; requiring each county commission and local entity to create a Florida Museum of History Board; providing for membership and duties of the operating board; requiring that certain entities develop and execute a marketing plan to promote each Florida Museum of History; requiring financial feasibility studies; providing for funding from specific sources for certain purposes; providing requirements for the Florida Museum of History; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, in 2023, the Legislature established the Florida Museum of Black History Task Force to identify, evaluate, and recommend potential locations for a leading world-class museum dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the history, culture, and contributions of Black Floridians and Black Americans, and HB 1375 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1375-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES WHEREAS, the task force received applications from multiple jurisdictions and, in April 2024, adopted previously developed rankings that narrowed the field from thirteen potential sites to three: Eatonville in Orange County, St. Augustine in St. …
Sponsors
- Antone, Bruce (D, HD-041) · primary sponsor
- Gantt, Ashley (D, SD-034) · primary sponsor
- Driskell, Fentrice (D, SD-016)
- Dunkley, Lisa (D, HD-097)
Latest actions
- : Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1375?
- H1375 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Florida Museum of History.
- What does H1375 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Florida Museum of History; authorizing the Department of State to partner with certain county commissions and local entities for a specified purpose; requiring each Florida Museum of History to be owned, managed, and operated by a certain entity; establishing the Florida Museum of History Advisory Committee; providing membership and duties of the committee; requiring each county commission and local entity to create a Florida Museum of History Board; providing for membership and duties of the operating board…
- What is the status of H1375?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1375?
- Antone, Bruce (D, HD-041), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1375?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1375
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