# Florida HB 1137: Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages Florida HB 1137, Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by William Cloud "Will" Robinson Jr. (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (Chapter No. 2026-41) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1137-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1137 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-04-22, Chapter No. 2026-41 - Sponsor: William Cloud "Will" Robinson Jr. (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Ways & Means Committee, Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee, Commerce Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (153 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Florida alcohol distributors get loss tax breaks: benefit, low. Florida alcohol distributors can claim monthly excise-tax deductions for drinks lost to breakage, spoilage, evaporation, expiration, or becoming unsafe to drink. The law takes effect upon becoming law and applies retroactively to January 1, 2025. Standard deductions equal 0.49% of gross tax for win… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: William Cloud "Will" Robinson Jr. (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ways & Means Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 116 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-04-22: Chapter No. 2026-41 - 2026-04-21: Approved by Governor - 2026-04-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-02-26: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-02-26: In Messages (House) - 2026-02-26: Immediately certified -SJ 463 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 449 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Read 3rd time -SJ 449 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Read 2nd time -SJ 449 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Substituted for CS/SB 678 -SJ 449 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 449 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-25: CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-25: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-19: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) (House) - 2026-02-11: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported out of Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Favorable by Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: Added to Commerce Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-05: Now in Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-05: Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-03: Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-28: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-28: Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-28: Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-27: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-27: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-27: Reported out of Ways & Means Committee (House) - 2026-01-27: Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee (House) - 2026-01-23: PCS added to Ways & Means Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-20: Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-12: Now in Ways & Means Committee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Ways & Means Committee (House) - 2026-01-07: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1137/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-27: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1137/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1137/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1137/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1137/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1137/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1137-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).