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CS/CS/HB 987: Public Lodging Establishments

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Grant, J. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sabatini

Public Lodging Establishments; Preempts to state regulation of vacation rentals; requires operator of vacation rental to maintain specified liability insurance; revises application requirements for vacation rental licensure; requires Division of Hotels & Restaurants of DBPR to make certain vacation rental license information available on its website; requires sexual offenders to register with local sheriff's office before arrival; requires notification to specified guests; requires online advertisements or postings of public lodging establishment to include certain information.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/20/2019 House • Filed -HJ
2/28/2019 House • Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 99
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 99
3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/26/2019 House • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 -HJ 523
3/27/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 516
3/28/2019 House • Now in Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 536
• On Committee agenda-- Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/01/19, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/1/2019 House • Favorable by Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -HJ 555
• Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 555
4/8/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 04/10/19, 8:15 am, Webster Hall
4/10/2019 House • CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 11 -HJ 682
4/15/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
4/16/2019 House • CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 681
4/17/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 743
5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar