# Florida SB 940: Third-party Reservation Platforms

Florida SB 940, Third-party Reservation Platforms, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Stan McClain (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-22 (Chapter No. 2025-55) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB940-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 940
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Third-party Reservation Platforms
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Chapter No. 2025-55
- Sponsor: Stan McClain (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Regulated Industries, Commerce and Tourism, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (192 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New limits on restaurant booking platforms: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2025, a third-party platform without an agreement cannot arrange on-site reservations at Florida restaurants. The rule covers services owned by someone other than the restaurant owner. A customer’s designee may still make a free, personal reservation that cannot be transferred, but…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stan McClain (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regulated Industries

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 114 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Commerce and Tourism Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Regulated Industries Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2025-05-22: Chapter No. 2025-55
- 2025-05-21: Approved by Governor
- 2025-05-16: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-29: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-29: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-29: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-29: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-28: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-16: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-16: Immediately certified -SJ 444 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 435 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Read 3rd time -SJ 435 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Read 2nd time -SJ 435 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Now in Commerce and Tourism (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/er/PDF)
- c1, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-20: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/940/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB940-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).