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FloridaSB 6062025Senate

Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments

Sponsored By: Thomas J. "Tom" Leek (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Florida guests face clearer removal rules

Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida lodging and food service operators have specific grounds for removing guests. These include illegal drug possession or dealing, disturbing the peace, harming the establishment’s reputation, or not paying for food or services. Operators can also remove guests when continued service would harm the establishment. Lodging guests can be told to leave immediately for not paying or leaving by the written checkout time. An extension agreed to before checkout prevents removal for late checkout. For nonpayment or late checkout, lodging operators must give notice by email, text, or printed paper. Operators must tell guests they are no longer welcome and return unused prepaid money when giving notice. They may keep payment for full days already used. Guests who stay after written notice commit a second-degree misdemeanor; police must assist with removal when called and may arrest violators. Remaining after a departure request counts as abandoning occupancy, but operators must safeguard and return personal property and unused prepaid money. Existing bans on discrimination based on race, creed, color, sex, disability, or national origin remain.

Clearer restaurant fees for Florida diners

Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida food service businesses must clearly disclose automatic fees beyond government taxes. These include service charges, automatic tips, credit-card surcharges, and delivery fees. Applicable menus, contracts, and ordering websites or apps must show each fee’s amount or percentage and purpose. The notice must use type at least as large as menu descriptions. Where menus, table service, or event contracts are not provided, a readable menu-board or register-side sign must disclose the fees. Bills must show the fee’s amount or percentage; receipts must separately list tips, operations charges, and sales tax. Any automatic tip included in an operations charge must also be shown separately. Dining plans, packages, and fixed-price meals are exempt when their total price, including charges, is disclosed before purchase. The law does not create a private right to sue over these disclosure rules.

New rules classify Florida lodging stays

Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida classifies lodging as transient when rented more than three times per calendar year for stays under 30 consecutive days. Advertising a unit as regularly available for those short stays also qualifies. Nontransient lodging uses rental periods of at least 30 consecutive days. Hotels, motels, vacation rentals, bed-and-breakfasts, and timeshares treat occupancy as transient unless a written rental agreement expressly names the unit as the guest’s sole residence. That agreement allows nontransient treatment; a longer stay alone does not. These definitions affect lodging regulation and licensing. Condominium common areas remain exempt from licensing under this framework.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Thomas J. "Tom" Leek

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 212 • No: 15

Senate vote • 5/1/2025

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 35 • No: 2

House vote • 4/30/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 104 • No: 9

Senate vote • 4/16/2025

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 35 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/8/2025

Rules Vote

Yes: 22 • No: 2

Senate vote • 4/1/2025

Criminal Justice Vote

Yes: 8 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/12/2025

Regulated Industries Vote

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter No. 2025-113

    6/3/2025

  2. Approved by Governor

    6/2/2025

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

    6/2/2025

  4. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

    5/1/2025Senate

  5. Passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 2 -SJ 1074

    5/1/2025Senate

  6. Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (355889) -SJ 1074

    5/1/2025Senate

  7. In returning messages

    4/30/2025Senate

  8. Passed as amended; YEAS 104, NAYS 9

    4/30/2025House

  9. Read 3rd time

    4/30/2025House

  10. Added to Third Reading Calendar

    4/30/2025House

  11. Placed on 3rd reading

    4/30/2025House

  12. Amendment 355889 adopted

    4/30/2025House

  13. Read 2nd time

    4/30/2025House

  14. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)

    4/29/2025House

  15. Added to Second Reading Calendar

    4/29/2025House

  16. Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading

    4/29/2025House

  17. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    4/28/2025House

  18. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)

    4/28/2025House

  19. Bill referred to House Calendar

    4/28/2025House

  20. In Messages

    4/16/2025House

  21. Immediately certified -SJ 444

    4/16/2025Senate

  22. Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 1 -SJ 432

    4/16/2025Senate

  23. Read 3rd time -SJ 432

    4/16/2025Senate

  24. Read 2nd time -SJ 432

    4/16/2025Senate

  25. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25

    4/10/2025Senate

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