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SB 608: Vacation Rentals

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Vacation Rentals; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/658 & 608) Requiring applicants or licensees seeking to obtain or renew a license to operate a vacation rental to install a pool safety feature if a pool is located on the vacation rental property; authorizing the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to suspend or revoke a license and fine the licensee if a vacation rental is not in compliance

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/27/2026 Senate - Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 658
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/20/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Fav/CS Combined
    1/27/2026 Senate • CS combines this bill with SB 658
    • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    • Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 658

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  • SB 608, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/20/2025 at 8:23 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2026 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    509.243 Page 1 (pdf)

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