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CS/CS/SB 1400: Vacation Rentals

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Community Affairs ; Steube ; Simmons ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandes

Vacation Rentals; (THIS BILL COMBINES S1400 & 1640) Creating the "Florida Vacation Rental Act"; preempting certain regulation and control of vacation rentals to the state; specifying authority of the Division of Hotels and Restaurants over regulation of vacation rentals; requiring vacation rentals to obtain a license; specifying that vacation rentals are to be treated as transient rentals regarding certain landlord and tenant provisions; requiring the division to inspect vacation rentals when necessary to respond to emergencies and epidemiological conditions; grandfathering certain local laws, ordinances, and regulations, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Community Affairs (CA)
Regulated Industries (RI)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
12/28/2017	Senate	• Filed
1/12/2018	Senate	• Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Appropriations -SJ 165
1/17/2018	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 164
1/25/2018	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/30/18, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
1/30/2018	Senate	• CS combines this bill with SB 1640 -SJ 257 • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 257
2/1/2018	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Regulated Industries -SJ 257 • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 260
2/5/2018	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/08/18, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/8/2018	Senate	• CS/CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 -SJ 347
2/9/2018	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/14/2018	Senate	• Now in Appropriations -SJ 347 • CS/CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 350
3/10/2018	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Appropriations

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 773 (c1)	Vacation Rentals	La Rosa	Compare	Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died on Calendar

Version	Posted	Format
S 1400 Filed	12/28/2017 4:17 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1400 c1	2/1/2018 3:37 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1400 c2	2/9/2018 1:18 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Proposed Committee Substitutes

S 1400 Filed
PCS and Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
660498 - Proposed Committee Substitute	Community Affairs	1/25/2018 5:46 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/1/2018	Web Page PDF
677376 - Amendment (660498) Delete lines 101 - 1322 and insert:	Community Affairs (Steube)	1/29/2018 4:48 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/1/2018	Web Page PDF
531354 - Amendment to Amendment (677376) Between lines 109 and 110 insert:	Community Affairs (Rodriguez)	1/29/2018 5:08 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/30/2018	Web Page PDF
539520 - Amendment to Amendment (677376) Delete line 251 and insert:	Community Affairs (Rodriguez)	1/30/2018 2:23 PM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/1/2018	Web Page PDF
874854 - Amendment to Amendment (677376) Delete lines 596 - 600 and insert:	Community Affairs (Lee)	1/30/2018 2:22 PM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/1/2018	Web Page PDF
767560 - Amendment (660498) Delete lines 109 - 1146 and insert:	Community Affairs (Simmons)	1/30/2018 8:39 AM (Late Filed)	Withdrawn 2/1/2018	Web Page PDF

Amendments to Proposed Committee Substitutes (PCSs) are located on the PCS tab.

Committee Amendments

S 1400 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
607912 - Amendment Delete lines 121 - 144 and insert:	Regulated Industries (Hutson)	2/7/2018 2:09 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/9/2018	Web Page PDF
855834 - Amendment Delete lines 553 - 557 and insert:	Regulated Industries (Steube)	2/7/2018 12:29 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/9/2018	Web Page PDF
330130 - Amendment Delete lines 700 - 715 and insert:	Regulated Industries (Steube)	2/7/2018 12:30 PM	Replaced by Substitute Amendment 2/9/2018	Web Page PDF
335180 - Substitute Amendment (330130) Delete lines 700 - 715 and insert:	Regulated Industries (Steube)	2/8/2018 10:11 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/9/2018	Web Page PDF
403792 - Amendment Between lines 1497 and 1498 insert:	Regulated Industries (Gibson)	2/7/2018 12:30 PM	Withdrawn 2/9/2018	Web Page PDF
108410 - Amendment Between lines 1497 and 1498 insert:	Regulated Industries (Thurston)	2/7/2018 12:30 PM	Withdrawn 2/9/2018	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

No Floor Amendments Available

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 1400	Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting)	1/29/2018 10:20 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1400 (PCS 660498)	Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting)	1/29/2018 10:27 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1400	Community Affairs (Post-Meeting)	1/31/2018 4:22 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1400	Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting)	2/7/2018 12:37 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1400	Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting)	2/9/2018 11:09 AM	PDF

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 1400 Filed	Community Affairs	1/30/2018 10:00 AM	4 Yeas - 2 Nays
S 1400 c1	Regulated Industries	2/8/2018 12:30 PM	9 Yeas - 1 Nays

Citations - Statutes (46)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
159.27	Definitions.	Page 26 (pdf)
212.08	Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions.	Page 26 (pdf)
316.1955	Enforcement of parking requirements for persons who have disabilities.	Page 28 (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 28 (pdf)
477.0135	Exemptions.	Page 29 (pdf)
509.013	Definitions.	Page 14 (pdf)
509.032	Duties.	Page 20 (pdf)
509.072	Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund; collection and disposition of moneys received.	Page 29 (pdf)
509.091	Notices; form and service.	Page 30 (pdf)
509.092	Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; rights as private enterprises.	Page 30 (pdf)
509.095	Accommodations at public lodging establishments for individuals with a valid military identification card.	Page 31 (pdf)
509.101	Establishment rules; posting of notice; food service inspection report; maintenance of guest register; mobile food dispensing vehicle registry.	Page 31 (pdf)
509.111	Liability for property of guests.	Page 33 (pdf)
509.141	Refusal of admission and ejection of undesirable guests; notice; procedure; penalties for refusal to leave.	Page 34 (pdf)
509.142	Conduct on premises; refusal of service.	Page 36 (pdf)
509.144	Prohibited handbill distribution in a public lodging establishment; penalties.	Page 37 (pdf)
509.162	Theft of personal property; detaining and arrest of violator; theft by employee.	Page 39 (pdf)
509.191	Unclaimed property.	Page 41 (pdf)
509.2015	Telephone surcharges by public lodging establishments.	Page 41 (pdf)
509.211	Safety regulations.	Page 42 (pdf)
509.2112	Public lodging establishments three stories or more in height; inspection rules.	Page 42 (pdf)
509.215	Firesafety.	Page 43 (pdf)
509.221	Sanitary regulations.	Page 45 (pdf)
509.241	Licenses required; exceptions.	Page 46 (pdf)
509.242	Public lodging establishments; classifications.	Page 46 (pdf)
509.251	License fees.	Page 48 (pdf)
509.281	Prosecution for violation; duty of state attorney; penalties.	Page 49 (pdf)
509.302	Hospitality Education Program.	Page 49 (pdf)
509.4005	Applicability of ss. 509.401-509.417.	Page 50 (pdf)
509.401	Operator’s right to lockout.	Page 50 (pdf)
509.402	Operator’s right to recover premises.	Page 50 (pdf)
509.405	Complaint; requirements.	Page 51 (pdf)
509.409	Writ; inventory.	Page 51 (pdf)
509.417	Writ; sale of property distrained.	Page 51 (pdf)
509.601		Page 5 (pdf)
509.603		Page 5 (pdf)
509.604		Page 6 (pdf)
509.605		Page 7 (pdf)
509.6051		Page 8 (pdf)
509.606		Page 9 (pdf)
509.607		Page 11 (pdf)
509.608		Page 12 (pdf)
509.609		Page 13 (pdf)
553.5041	Parking spaces for persons who have disabilities.	Page 52 (pdf)
717.1355	Theme park and entertainment complex tickets.	Page 52 (pdf)
877.24	Nonapplication of s. 877.22.	Page 53 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

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