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Vetoed. Florida's SB 936 and its identical House bill, HB 827, would have required the Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research in the Department of Commerce to study the economic impact of automation, AI and robotics on employment, focusing on job losses and gains, and report to the Governor and legislative leaders by December 1, 2025 and every 3 years after. On April 29, 2025 the Senate substituted HB 827 for SB 936 and laid SB 936 on the table; HB 827 passed both chambers (House 112-1, Senate 35-0) and the Governor vetoed it on June 27, 2025.
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What it means for business
None: the bill was vetoed and never became law. It would only have ordered a state study of automation's effect on jobs, with no duties for businesses.
Key provisions
- AI defined as a machine-based system that can, for human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments
- The Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research would have studied the impact of automation, AI and robotics on employment in Florida, focusing on job losses and gains
- The study would analyze the most affected industries and projected job displacement over 10 years, vulnerable regions, at-risk worker demographics, wages and job quality, economic benefits, training programs, policy recommendations and AI's displacement compared with other automation
- The bureau could consult business and industry representatives, academic labor economists, local economic councils and chambers of commerce
- Report to the Governor, Senate President and House Speaker by December 1, 2025, with the study repeated every 3 years; would have taken effect July 1, 2025
- SB 936 laid on the table April 29, 2025 when identical HB 827 was substituted; HB 827 passed the House 112-1 and the Senate 35-0 and was vetoed by the Governor June 27, 2025
Latest legislative action
Jun 27, 2025. Laid on table after identical HB 827 was substituted; HB 827 vetoed by Governor
Sponsors
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Tracie Davis D | Sponsor | SD-005 |
Roll call votes
S Senate Fiscal Policy Apr 22, 2025
18 yea0 nay1 otherPassed
S Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Apr 15, 2025
15 yea0 nayPassed
S Senate Commerce and Tourism Mar 31, 2025
9 yea0 nayPassed
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