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HB1060Introduced in the House

Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content.

Passed

Introduced by Sharon Santos, District 037A

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content.

Where it stands

Effective date 7/27/2025.

April 7, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 26, 2025

40

Yes

9

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

49 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled for introduction.

  2. First reading, referred to Finance.

  3. Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.

  4. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.

  5. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

  6. FIN - Majority; do pass.

  7. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  8. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  11. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

  12. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  13. WM - Majority; do pass.

  14. Minority; do not pass.

  15. Minority; without recommendation.

  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  17. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  19. Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  20. Speaker signed.

  21. President signed.

  22. Delivered to Governor.

  23. Governor signed.

  24. Chapter 15, 2025 Laws.

  25. Effective date 7/27/2025.

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