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.
Chapter No. 2025-96
Approved by Governor
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
Amendment 756034 Concur
Senate Message List
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (652203)
Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (756034)
In Messages
Added to Third Reading Calendar
Placed on 3rd reading
Amendment 652203 adopted
In returning messages
CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
Read 3rd time
Read 2nd time
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
Bill referred to House Calendar
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
In Messages
Read 2nd time
Amendment(s) adopted (510594)
Read 3rd time
CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0
Immediately certified
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
Now in Rules
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Now in Judiciary
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Introduced
Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| S 768 Filed | PDF HTML |
| S 768 c1 | PDF HTML |
| S 768 c2 | PDF HTML |
| S 768 e1 | PDF HTML |
| S 768 e2 | PDF HTML |
| S 768 er | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 510594 - Amendment to S 768 c2 | PDF HTML |
| 217378 - Amendment to S 768 Filed | PDF HTML |
| House Message Summary -- Health Policy (4/30/2025 12:32 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (4/8/2025 3:55 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (4/7/2025 7:23 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (4/2/2025 12:15 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (3/31/2025 3:02 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Health Policy (Post-Meeting) (3/19/2025 4:20 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) (3/17/2025 1:48 PM) |
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