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An act relating to foreign influence; providing a 2
short title; amending s. 112.313, F.S.; defining the 3
terms "designated foreign terrorist organization" and 4
"foreign country of concern"; providing penalties for 5
specified persons who solicit or accept anything of 6
value from persons or entities representing a 7
designated foreign terrorist organization or a foreign 8
country of concern; amending s. 112.3142, F.S.; 9
requiring the Commission on Ethics to adopt certain 10
rules by a specified date; amending s. 205.0532, F.S.; 11
authorizing any appropriate tax collector to revoke or 12
refuse to renew business tax receipts of specified 13
individuals, businesses, or entities; authorizing such 14
tax collector or a local governing authority to 15
request a specified sworn affidavit or declaration 16
from such individual, business, or entity; providing 17
criminal penalties; amending s. 288.816, F.S.; 18
prohibiting certain activities encouraging 19
affiliations with foreign countries of concern; 20
requiring the Department of Commerce to publish and 21
update certain information on its website; amending s. 22
288.8175, F.S.; deleting the Florida-China Institute 23
from the list of linkage institutes; deleting an 24
exemption for linkage institutes; prohibiting a 25

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linkage institute from entering into an agreement or 26
participating in an activity with a foreign country of 27
concern; amending s. 288.854, F.S.; authorizing the 28
Governor to suspend certain laws or rules relating to 29
Cuba for a specified period under certain 30
circumstances; prohibiting such suspension from being 31
renewed or extended; prohibiting the Governor from 32
suspending the same laws or rules without express 33
authorization from the Legislature; requiring the 34
Governor to submit to the Legislature certain written 35
recommendations within a specified timeframe; 36
providing for future legislative repeal of certain 37
provisions; amending s. 288.860, F.S.; requiring that 38
certain agreements be terminated by a specified date; 39
amending s. 316.0078, F.S.; revising the definitions 40
of the terms "controlling interest" and "foreign 41
country of concern"; amending s. 496.404, F.S.; 42
revising the definition of the term "foreign source of 43
concern"; amending s. 692.201, F.S.; revising the 44
definition of the term "foreign country of concern"; 45
creating s. 775.08255, F.S.; defining terms; 46
prohibiting enforcement of certain laws of a foreign 47
government; providing enhanced criminal penalties; 48
amending s. 282.802, F.S.; conforming a cross-49
reference; amending s. 63.213, F.S.; prohibiting 50

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preplanned adoption agreements unless certain 51
conditions are met; amending s. 742.15, F.S.; 52
prohibiting contracts for gestational surrogacy unless 53
certain conditions are met; declaring that certain 54
contracts are void and unenforceable; providing an 55
effective date. 56
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 58
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Foreign 60
Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act." 61
Section 2. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 112.313, 62
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 63
112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, 64
employees of agencies, and local government attorneys.— 65
(1) DEFINITIONS DEFINITION.—As used in this section, 66
unless the context otherwise requires, the term: 67
(a) "Designated foreign terrorist organization" has the 68
same meaning as in s. 775.32. 69
(b) "Foreign country of concern" has the same meaning as 70
in s. 286.101(1). 71
(c) "Public officer" includes any person elected or 72
appointed to hold office in any agency, including any person 73
serving on an advisory body. 74
(2) SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— 75

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(a) A No public officer, an employee of an agency, a local 76
government attorney, or a candidate for nomination or election 77
may not shall solicit or accept anything of value to the 78
recipient, including a gift, loan, reward, promise of future 79
employment, favor, or service, based upon any understanding that 80
the vote, official action, or judgment of the public officer, 81
employee, local government attorney, or candidate would be 82
influenced thereby. 83
(b) A public officer, an employee of an agency, a local 84
government attorney, or a candidate for nomination or election 85
found to have violated this subsection by soliciting or 86
accepting anything of value from a person or an entity 87
representing or acting on behalf of a designated foreign 88
terrorist organization or foreign country of concern or any of 89
its subdivisions must, in addition to any criminal or civil 90
penalty involved, repay double the value of any pecuniary 91
benefit received as a result of the violation committed. 92
Section 3. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 93
112.3142, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 94
112.3142 Ethics training for specified constitutional 95
officers, elected municipal officers, commissioners of community 96
redevelopment agencies, and elected local officers of 97
independent special districts.— 98
(2) 99
(e) The commission shall adopt rules establishing minimum 100

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course content for the portion of an ethics training class which 101
addresses s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution and the Code 102
of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees. By November 1, 103
2026, the commission shall adopt revised rules to supplement the 104
minimum course content, including all of the following: 105
1. Known efforts by foreign countries of concern to target 106
and influence subnational governments, including, but not 107
limited to, the Chinese Communist Party's United Front strategy. 108
2. How to identify, recognize, and report suspected 109
foreign influence campaigns. 110
3. Enhanced penalties for violations relating to gifts 111
from foreign countries of concern as defined in s. 286.101(1) or 112
designated foreign terrorist organizations as defined in s. 113
775.32(1) under s. 112.313(2)(b). 114
Section 4. Section 205.0532, Florida Statutes, is amended 115
to read: 116
205.0532 Revocation or refusal to renew; doing business 117
with Cuba.— 118
(1) Any appropriate tax collector or local governing 119
authority issuing a business tax receipt to any individual, 120
business, or entity under this chapter may revoke or refuse to 121
renew such receipt if the individual, business, or entity, or 122
parent company of such individual, business, or entity, is doing 123
business with Cuba in violation of federal law. 124
(2) Any appropriate tax collector or local governing 125

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authority may request a sworn affidavit or declaration from any 126
individual, business, or entity attesting to whether the 127
individual, business, or entity is doing business with Cuba in 128
violation of federal law. 129
(3) A person who knowingly makes a false declaration under 130
subsection (2) commits the crime of perjury by false written 131
declaration, a felony of the third degree, punishable as 132
provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 133
Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 134
288.816, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (7) is 135
added to that section, to read: 136
288.816 Intergovernmental relations.— 137
(3) The state protocol officer may: 138
(a) Coordinate and carry out activities designed to 139
encourage the state and its subdivisions to participate in 140
sister city and sister state affiliations with foreign countries 141
and their subdivisions. Such activities may include a State of 142
Florida sister cities conference. Such activities may not 143
include encouragement of any affiliations with foreign countries 144
of concern as defined in s. 288.860(1) or their subdivisions. 145
(7) The department shall publish on its website, to be 146
updated quarterly, the following information: 147
(a) A current and accurate list of all foreign consulate 148
offices. 149
(b) A current and accurate list of all sister city and 150

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sister state affiliations, including a copy of all such 151
agreements. 152
Section 6. Subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section 153
288.8175, Florida Statutes, are amended, and a new subsection 154
(7) is added to that section, to read: 155
288.8175 Linkage institutes between postsecondary 156
institutions in this state and foreign countries.— 157
(3) Each institute must be co-administered in this state 158
by a university-community college partnership, as designated in 159
subsection (5), and must have a private sector and public sector 160
advisory committee. The advisory committee must be 161
representative of the international education and commercial 162
interests of the state and may have members who are native to 163
the foreign country partner. Six members must be appointed by 164
the Department of Education. The Department of Education must 165
appoint at least one member who is an international educator. 166
The presidents, or their designees, of the participating 167
university and community college must also serve on the advisory 168
committee. 169
(4) The institutes are: 170
(a) Florida-Brazil Institute (University of Florida and 171
Miami Dade College). 172
(b) Florida-Costa Rica Institute (Florida State University 173
and Valencia College). 174
(c) Florida Caribbean Institute (Florida International 175

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University and Daytona State College). 176
(d) Florida-Canada Institute (University of Central 177
Florida and Palm Beach State College). 178
(e) Florida-China Institute (University of West Florida, 179
University of South Florida, and Eastern Florida State College). 180
(e)(f) Florida-Japan Institute (University of South 181
Florida, University of West Florida, and St. Petersburg 182
College). 183
(f)(g) Florida-France Institute (New College of the 184
University of South Florida, Miami Dade College, and Florida 185
State University). 186
(g)(h) Florida-Israel Institute (Florida Atlantic 187
University and Broward College). 188
(h)(i) Florida-West Africa Institute (Florida Agricultural 189
and Mechanical University, University of North Florida, and 190
Florida State College at Jacksonville). 191
(i)(j) Florida-Eastern Europe Institute (University of 192
Central Florida and Lake-Sumter State College). 193
(j)(k) Florida-Mexico Institute (Florida International 194
University and Polk State College). 195
(5) Each institute is allowed to exempt from s. 1009.21 up 196
to 25 full-time equivalent students per year from the respective 197
host countries to study in any of the state universities or 198
community colleges in this state as resident students for 199
tuition purposes. The institute directors shall develop 200

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criteria, to be approved by the Department of Education, for the 201
selection of these students. Students must return home within 3 202
years after their tenure of graduate or undergraduate study for 203
a length of time equal to their exemption period. 204
(7) A linkage institute may not enter into any agreement 205
or participate in any activities with a foreign country of 206
concern as defined in s. 288.860(1) or any organization in a 207
foreign country of concern. 208
Section 7. Present subsection (4) of section 288.854, 209
Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new 210
subsection (4) is added to that section, to read: 211
288.854 Support for a free and independent Cuba.— 212
(4)(a) If the Federal Government changes the diplomatic 213
status of Cuba, the Governor may, by executive order, suspend 214
the provisions of any statute or rule restricting interactions 215
with Cuba for a period not to exceed adjournment sine die of the 216
regular session of the Legislature after such suspension. A 217
suspension expires upon adjournment sine die of such regular 218
session of the Legislature. A suspension may not be renewed or 219
extended. 220
(b) If the Governor suspends a statute or rule under 221
paragraph (a), he or she may not subsequently suspend the same 222
statute or rule relating to Cuba unless expressly authorized by 223
the Legislature. 224
(c) At least 30 days before the next regular session of 225

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the Legislature following a change in Cuba's diplomatic status 226
by the Federal Government, the Governor shall submit to the 227
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 228
Representatives written recommendations for policy changes, if 229
any, that should be considered by the Legislature concerning 230
Cuba. However, if the change in Cuba's diplomatic status occurs 231
within 30 days before the convening of the next regular session 232
of the Legislature or during the regular session of the 233
Legislature, the Governor must submit such recommendations as 234
soon as practicable. 235
(d) This subsection is repealed October 2, 2028, unless 236
saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 237
Section 8. Subsection (2) of section 288.860, Florida 238
Statutes, is amended to read: 239
288.860 International cultural agreements.— 240
(2)(a) A state agency, political subdivision, or public 241
school authorized to expend state-appropriated funds or levy ad 242
valorem taxes may not participate in any agreement with or 243
accept any grant from a foreign country of concern or its 244
subdivisions, or any entity controlled by a foreign country of 245
concern. 246
(b) All agreements under paragraph (a), including, but not 247
limited to, sister city agreements, are terminated as of July 1, 248
2026, which: 249
(a) Constrains the freedom of contract of such public 250

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entity; 251
(b) Allows the curriculum or values of a program in the 252
state to be directed or controlled by the foreign country of 253
concern; or 254
(c) Promotes an agenda detrimental to the safety or 255
security of the United States or its residents. Before the 256
execution of any cultural exchange agreement with a foreign 257
country of concern, the substance of the agreement must be 258
shared with federal agencies concerned with protecting national 259
security or enforcing trade sanctions, embargoes, or other 260
restrictions under federal law. If such federal agency provides 261
information suggesting that such agreement promotes an agenda 262
detrimental to the safety or security of the United States or 263
its residents, the public entity may not enter into the 264
agreement. 265
Section 9. Subsection (1) of section 316.0078, Florida 266
Statutes, is amended to read: 267
316.0078 Prohibition on contracting for camera systems of 268
vendors of foreign countries of concern.— 269
(1) As used in this section, the term: terms 270
(a) "Controlling interest" means possession of the power 271
to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies 272
of a company, whether through ownership of securities, by 273
contract, or otherwise. A person or an entity that directly or 274
indirectly has 25 percent or more of the voting interests of a 275

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company or is entitled to 25 percent or more of its profits is 276
presumed to possess a controlling interest. and 277
(b) "Foreign country of concern" means the People's 278
Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic 279
of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic 280
of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro, or the Syrian 281
Arab Republic, including any agency of or any other entity of 282
significant control of such foreign country of concern have the 283
same meanings as in s. 287.138(1). 284
Section 10. Subsection (14) of section 496.404, Florida 285
Statutes, is amended to read: 286
496.404 Definitions.—As used in ss. 496.401-496.424, the 287
term: 288
(14) "Foreign source of concern" means any of the 289
following: 290
(a) The government or any official of the government of a 291
foreign country of concern; 292
(b) A political party or member of a political party or 293
any subdivision of a political party in a foreign country of 294
concern; 295
(c) A partnership, an association, a corporation, an 296
organization, or other combination of persons organized under 297
the laws of or having its principal place of business in a 298
foreign country of concern, or a subsidiary of such entity; 299
(d) Any person who is domiciled in a foreign country of 300

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concern and is not a citizen or lawful permanent citizen of the 301
United States; 302
(e) An agent, including a subsidiary or an affiliate of a 303
foreign legal entity, acting on behalf of a foreign source of 304
concern; or 305
(f) An entity in which a person, entity, or collection of 306
persons or entities described in paragraphs (a)-(e) has a 307
controlling interest. As used in this paragraph, the term 308
"controlling interest" means the possession of the power to 309
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of 310
an entity, whether through ownership of securities, by contract, 311
or otherwise. A person or an entity that directly or indirectly 312
has the right to vote 25 percent or more of the voting interest 313
of the company or is entitled to 25 percent or more of its 314
profits is presumed to possess a controlling interest; or 315
(g) A designated foreign terrorist organization as defined 316
in s. 775.32 or an agent acting on behalf of a designated 317
foreign terrorist organization. 318
Section 11. Subsection (3) of section 692.201, Florida 319
Statutes, is amended to read: 320
692.201 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term: 321
(3) "Foreign country of concern" means the People's 322
Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic 323
of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic 324
of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro, or the Syrian 325

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Arab Republic, including any agency of or any other entity under 326
of significant control of such foreign country of concern. 327
Section 12. Section 775.08255, Florida Statutes, is 328
created to read: 329
775.08255 Offenses by foreign agents; reclassification.— 330
(1) As used in this section, the term: 331
(a) "Agent of a foreign government or designated foreign 332
terrorist organization" means a person acting on behalf of or 333
otherwise employed or controlled by a foreign government or a 334
designated foreign terrorist organization. 335
(b) "Designated foreign terrorist organization" has the 336
same meaning as provided in s. 775.32. 337
(c) "Foreign government" has the same meaning as provided 338
in s. 286.101(1). 339
(2) The penalty for any misdemeanor or felony may be 340
reclassified if the commission of such misdemeanor or felony was 341
for the purpose of benefiting, promoting, or furthering the 342
interests of a foreign government, a designated foreign 343
terrorist organization, or an agent of a foreign government or 344
designated foreign terrorist organization. The reclassification 345
is as follows: 346
(a) A misdemeanor of the second degree is reclassified to 347
a misdemeanor of the first degree. 348
(b) A misdemeanor of the first degree is reclassified to a 349
felony of the third degree. 350

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(c) A felony of the third degree is reclassified to a 351
felony of the second degree. 352
(d) A felony of the second degree is reclassified to a 353
felony of the first degree. 354
(e) A felony of the first degree is reclassified to a life 355
felony. 356
(3) In addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, 357
a person convicted of a felony of the first degree or a life 358
felony under this section must be sentenced to a minimum term of 359
imprisonment of 15 years. 360
Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 361
282.802, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 362
282.802 Government Technology Modernization Council.— 363
(7)(a) The council shall meet at least quarterly to: 364
1. Recommend legislative and administrative actions that 365
the Legislature and state agencies as defined in s. 282.318(2) 366
may take to promote the development of data modernization in 367
this state. 368
2. Assess and provide guidance on necessary legislative 369
reforms and the creation of a state code of ethics for 370
artificial intelligence systems in state government. 371
3. Assess the effect of automated decision systems or 372
identity management on constitutional and other legal rights, 373
duties, and privileges of residents of this state. 374
4. Evaluate common standards for artificial intelligence 375

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safety and security measures, including the benefits of 376
requiring disclosure of the digital provenance for all images 377
and audio created using generative artificial intelligence as a 378
means of revealing the origin and edit of the image or audio, as 379
well as the best methods for such disclosure. 380
5. Assess the manner in which governmental entities and 381
the private sector are using artificial intelligence with a 382
focus on opportunity areas for deployments in systems across 383
this state. 384
6. Determine the manner in which artificial intelligence 385
is being exploited by bad actors, including foreign countries of 386
concern as defined in s. 286.101(1) s. 287.138(1). 387
7. Evaluate the need for curriculum to prepare school-age 388
audiences with the digital media and visual literacy skills 389
needed to navigate the digital information landscape. 390
Section 14. Subsection (2) of section 63.213, Florida 391
Statutes, is amended to read: 392
63.213 Preplanned adoption agreement.— 393
(2)(a) A preplanned adoption agreement is prohibited if: 394
1. The volunteer mother is a citizen or resident of a 395
foreign country of concern as defined in s. 286.101(1). 396
2. Either the intended father or intended mother is a 397
citizen or resident of a foreign country of concern as defined 398
in s. 286.101(1). 399
(b) A preplanned adoption agreement must include, but need 400

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not be limited to, the following terms: 401
1.(a) That the volunteer mother agrees to become pregnant 402
by the fertility technique specified in the agreement, to bear 403
the child, and to terminate any parental rights and 404
responsibilities to the child she might have through a written 405
consent executed at the same time as the preplanned adoption 406
agreement, subject to a right of rescission by the volunteer 407
mother any time within 48 hours after the birth of the child, if 408
the volunteer mother is genetically related to the child. 409
2.(b) That the volunteer mother agrees to submit to 410
reasonable medical evaluation and treatment and to adhere to 411
reasonable medical instructions about her prenatal health. 412
3.(c) That the volunteer mother acknowledges that she is 413
aware that she will assume parental rights and responsibilities 414
for the child born to her as otherwise provided by law for a 415
mother if the intended father and intended mother terminate the 416
agreement before final transfer of custody is completed, if a 417
court determines that a parent clearly specified by the 418
preplanned adoption agreement to be the biological parent is not 419
the biological parent, or if the preplanned adoption is not 420
approved by the court pursuant to the Florida Adoption Act. 421
4.(d) That an intended father who is also the biological 422
father acknowledges that he is aware that he will assume 423
parental rights and responsibilities for the child as otherwise 424
provided by law for a father if the agreement is terminated for 425

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any reason by any party before final transfer of custody is 426
completed or if the planned adoption is not approved by the 427
court pursuant to the Florida Adoption Act. 428
5.(e) That the intended father and intended mother 429
acknowledge that they may not receive custody or the parental 430
rights under the agreement if the volunteer mother terminates 431
the agreement or if the volunteer mother rescinds her consent to 432
place her child for adoption within 48 hours after the birth of 433
the child, if the volunteer mother is genetically related to the 434
child. 435
6.(f) That the intended father and intended mother may 436
agree to pay all reasonable legal, medical, psychological, or 437
psychiatric expenses of the volunteer mother related to the 438
preplanned adoption arrangement and may agree to pay the 439
reasonable living expenses and wages lost due to the pregnancy 440
and birth of the volunteer mother and reasonable compensation 441
for inconvenience, discomfort, and medical risk. No other 442
compensation, whether in cash or in kind, shall be made pursuant 443
to a preplanned adoption arrangement. 444
7.(g) That the intended father and intended mother agree 445
to accept custody of and to assert full parental rights and 446
responsibilities for the child immediately upon the child's 447
birth, regardless of any impairment to the child. 448
8.(h) That the intended father and intended mother shall 449
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be performed if the agreement specifies that at least one of 451
them is intended to be the biological parent of the child. 452
9.(i) That the agreement may be terminated at any time by 453
any of the parties. 454
Section 15. Subsection (1) of section 742.15, Florida 455
Statutes, is amended to read: 456
742.15 Gestational surrogacy contract.— 457
(1)(a) Before Prior to engaging in gestational surrogacy, 458
a binding and enforceable gestational surrogacy contract shall 459
be made between the commissioning couple and the gestational 460
surrogate. A contract for gestational surrogacy is shall not be 461
binding and enforceable unless the gestational surrogate is 18 462
years of age or older and the commissioning couple are legally 463
married and are both 18 years of age or older. 464
(b)1. A gestational surrogacy contract may not be entered 465
into in this state if any party to the contract is a citizen or 466
resident of a foreign country of concern as defined in s. 467
286.101(1). 468
2. A gestational surrogacy contract executed in violation 469
of this paragraph is void and unenforceable as against the 470
public policy of the state. 471
Section 16. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 472