Bills passed March 4 in the Florida House — votes at a glance

The Florida House handled a large third‑reading calendar on March 4 and recorded final passage votes on dozens of measures. Below are selected items, vote tallies and brief descriptions.

- CS/CS/HB 981 (Ocklawaha River restoration): Passed 107–3. Restores tributaries of the St. Johns River and establishes advisory and grant mechanisms.

- CS/CS/HB 1389 (affordable housing / Live Local changes): Passed 76–29. Revises Live Local Act provisions including multifamily allowances on public property and waives sovereign immunity for housing‑discrimination land‑use claims.

- CSHB 273 (special districts): Passed 83–28. Clarifies intergovernmental agreements for rural special districts and adds transparency/administrative constraints for large DDAs; a floor amendment to strip newly added DDA language failed.

- CS/CS/HB 277 (domestic violence and injunctions): Passed 112–0. Strengthens penalties, creates a GPS monitoring pilot, raises victim relocation allowances and increases enforcement tools.

- CS/CS/HB 1085 (local government cybersecurity): Passed 109–0. Codifies and prioritizes cybersecurity grant program to protect local government IT systems.

- CS/CS/HB 1417 (Department of Environmental Protection package): Passed 109–0. DEP agency changes including revised septic connection timelines in Indian River Lagoon program.

- CS/CS/HB 543 (transportation omnibus): Passed 107–1. Includes changes to digital driver's license privacy, yellow‑light timing at camera intersections, school‑bus camera rules, and other transport provisions.

- CS/CS/HB 733 (Department of Health package): Passed 84–24. Health and dental access changes, screening additions and practice provisions; scope disputes over cosmetologist contouring were debated on the floor.

- CS/CS/HB 493 (natural leave for living organ donation): Passed 112–0. Provides protected leave for living organ donors and paid leave for state employees.

- Several other bills on special districts, local budget transparency, biosolids management, assisted‑living rules, and education matters were also passed; where recorded, vote tallies are included above.

For reporters: recorded final‑passage tallies and the clerk’s announcements on the floor provide the official counts and are cited in legislative records.