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CS/SB 512: Vacation Rentals

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Burgess

Vacation Rentals; Requiring advertising platforms to collect and remit taxes for certain transactions; revising the regulated activities of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments preempted to the state to include licensing; expanding the authority of local laws, ordinances, or regulations to include requiring vacation rentals to register with local vacation rental registration programs; authorizing local governments to adopt vacation rental registration programs and impose fines for failure to register; requiring advertising platforms to require that persons placing advertisements for vacation rentals include certain information in the advertisements and attest to certain information, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/15/2021 Senate • Filed
    11/3/2021 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 30
    1/6/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/11/22, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 30
    • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 114
    1/12/2022 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
    1/28/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/02/22, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/2/2022 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 344
    2/4/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Rules
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations -SJ 351
    • Now in Appropriations
    2/9/2022 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 346
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 512, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2022 at 8:37 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 325 (c1) Vacation Rentals Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Ways & Means Committee
    S 286 Vacation Rentals Garcia Compare Last Action: 10/18/2021 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 16

    Citations - Statutes (19)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    159.27 Definitions. Page 22 (pdf)
    212.03 Transient rentals tax; rate, procedure, enforcement, exemptions. Page 3 (pdf)
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 22 (pdf)
    316.1955 Enforcement of parking requirements for persons who have disabilities. Page 23 (pdf)
    404.056 Environmental radiation standards and projects; certification of persons performing measurement or mitigation services; mandatory testing; notification on real estate documents; rules. Page 24 (pdf)
    477.0135 Exemptions. Page 25 (pdf)
    509.013 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    509.032 Duties. Page 12 (pdf)
    509.221 Sanitary regulations. Page 25 (pdf)
    509.241 Licenses required; exceptions. Page 17 (pdf)
    509.243 Page 18 (pdf)
    509.261 Revocation or suspension of licenses; fines; procedure. Page 20 (pdf)
    553.5041 Parking spaces for persons who have disabilities. Page 25 (pdf)
    559.955 Home-based businesses; local government restrictions. Page 26 (pdf)
    705.17 Exceptions. Page 26 (pdf)
    705.185 Disposal of personal property lost or abandoned on the premises of certain facilities. Page 27 (pdf)
    717.1355 Theme park and entertainment complex tickets. Page 28 (pdf)
    775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 21 (pdf)
    877.24 Nonapplication of s. 877.22. Page 28 (pdf)

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  • SB 512, Original Filed Version Posted 10/15/2021 at 8:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 1/10/2022 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 1/12/2022 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 325 (c1) Vacation Rentals Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Ways & Means Committee
    S 286 Vacation Rentals Garcia Compare Last Action: 10/18/2021 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 16

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    404456 - Amendment
    Delete lines 384 - 589 and insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Burgess)
    2/1/2022
    9:48 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/2/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/11/2022 4:00 PM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/2/2022 8:30 AM Community Affairs 6 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (19)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    159.27 Definitions. Page 22 (pdf)
    212.03 Transient rentals tax; rate, procedure, enforcement, exemptions. Page 3 (pdf)
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 22 (pdf)
    316.1955 Enforcement of parking requirements for persons who have disabilities. Page 23 (pdf)
    404.056 Environmental radiation standards and projects; certification of persons performing measurement or mitigation services; mandatory testing; notification on real estate documents; rules. Page 24 (pdf)
    477.0135 Exemptions. Page 24 (pdf)
    509.013 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    509.032 Duties. Page 12 (pdf)
    509.221 Sanitary regulations. Page 25 (pdf)
    509.241 Licenses required; exceptions. Page 16 (pdf)
    509.243 Page 17 (pdf)
    509.261 Revocation or suspension of licenses; fines; procedure. Page 20 (pdf)
    553.5041 Parking spaces for persons who have disabilities. Page 25 (pdf)
    559.955 Home-based businesses; local government restrictions. Page 26 (pdf)
    705.17 Exceptions. Page 26 (pdf)
    705.185 Disposal of personal property lost or abandoned on the premises of certain facilities. Page 26 (pdf)
    717.1355 Theme park and entertainment complex tickets. Page 27 (pdf)
    775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 21 (pdf)
    877.24 Nonapplication of s. 877.22. Page 28 (pdf)

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