2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0940: Third-party Reservation Platforms

Legislative Summary

Citing this act as the "Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act"; specifying that a third-party reservation platform does not include certain contractual designees; prohibiting a third-party reservation platform from listing, advertising, promoting, selling, or otherwise enabling a reservation at a public food service establishment; authorizing the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to impose a civil penalty not to exceed a specified amount for a violation of the act or of a division rule, etc.

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Bill History

2/20/2025
Filed
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/14/2025
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/19/2025
CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
3/21/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/21/2025
Now in Commerce and Tourism
Senate
3/26/2025
CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
Senate
3/26/2025
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
4/1/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
4/3/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/8/2025
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
Senate
4/9/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
Senate
4/16/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/16/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/16/2025
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
4/16/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
4/16/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #307066

3/18/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#13
4/16/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
4/8/2025
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Commerce and Tourism
3/31/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Regulated Industries
3/19/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/16/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Stan McClain
Stan McClain
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/21/20254.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/20/20254.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/8/2025151.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/7/2025151.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025151.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/28/2025151.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/21/2025151.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/18/2025144.7 KB