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CS/CS/SB 522: Vacation Rentals

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Regulated Industries ; Diaz

Vacation Rentals; Requiring advertising platforms to collect and remit taxes for certain transactions; revising an exemption to the prohibition against certain local regulation of vacation rentals; preempting the regulation of advertising platforms to the state; requiring advertising platforms to adopt an antidiscrimination policy and to inform their users of the policy’s provisions; authorizing the department to adopt emergency rules; providing requirements and an expiration for such rules, etc. APPROPRIATION: $882,716

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/11/2021 Senate • Filed
    1/21/2021 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 72
    2/8/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/16/21, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/16/2021 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 178
    2/18/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Commerce and Tourism
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations; Rules -SJ 175
    • Now in Appropriations
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 71
    • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 170
    3/8/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/11/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/11/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations; YEAS 13 NAYS 5 -SJ 248
    3/15/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    3/16/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 251
    4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/14/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    4/21/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Rules

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  • CS/CS/SB 522, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/15/2021 at 11:01 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 219 (c1) Vacation Rentals Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Ways & Means Committee
    H 1481 Vacation Rentals Goff-Marcil, Daley Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    S 1988 Vacation Rentals Pizzo Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Regulated Industries

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    888468 - Amendment
    Delete lines 303 - 446 and insert:
    Rules
    (Diaz)
    4/13/2021
    3:47 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 763808 - Substitute Amendment (888468)
    Delete lines 300 - 446 and insert:
    Rules
    (Diaz)
    4/19/2021
    11:54 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (17)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    159.27 Definitions. Page 16 (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 17 (pdf)
    316.1955 Enforcement of parking requirements for persons who have disabilities. Page 18 (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 19 (pdf)
    477.0135 Exemptions. Page 19 (pdf)
    509.013 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    509.032 Duties. Page 11 (pdf)
    509.221 Sanitary regulations. Page 20 (pdf)
    509.241 Licenses required; exceptions. Page 13 (pdf)
    509.243 Page 13 (pdf)
    553.5041 Parking spaces for persons who have disabilities. Page 20 (pdf)
    705.17 Exceptions. Page 21 (pdf)
    705.185 Disposal of personal property lost or abandoned on the premises of certain facilities. Page 21 (pdf)
    717.1355 Theme park and entertainment complex tickets. Page 22 (pdf)
    775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 16 (pdf)
    877.24 Nonapplication of s. 877.22. Page 22 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 522, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/18/2021 at 12:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 219 (c1) Vacation Rentals Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Ways & Means Committee
    H 1481 Vacation Rentals Goff-Marcil, Daley Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    S 1988 Vacation Rentals Pizzo Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Regulated Industries

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    250768 - Amendment
    Delete lines 302 - 386 and insert:
    Appropriations
    (Diaz)
    3/10/2021
    4:02 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/11/2021
    Web Page
    PDF
    616586 - Amendment
    Between lines 688 and 689 insert:
    Appropriations
    (Diaz)
    3/10/2021
    1:15 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/11/2021
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2021 11:30 AM Appropriations 13 Yeas - 5 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (17)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    159.27 Definitions. Page 18 (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 18 (pdf)
    316.1955 Enforcement of parking requirements for persons who have disabilities. Page 19 (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 20 (pdf)
    477.0135 Exemptions. Page 21 (pdf)
    509.013 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    509.032 Duties. Page 11 (pdf)
    509.221 Sanitary regulations. Page 21 (pdf)
    509.241 Licenses required; exceptions. Page 14 (pdf)
    509.243 Page 14 (pdf)
    553.5041 Parking spaces for persons who have disabilities. Page 21 (pdf)
    705.17 Exceptions. Page 22 (pdf)
    705.185 Disposal of personal property lost or abandoned on the premises of certain facilities. Page 22 (pdf)
    717.1355 Theme park and entertainment complex tickets. Page 23 (pdf)
    775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 17 (pdf)
    877.24 Nonapplication of s. 877.22. Page 23 (pdf)

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  • SB 522, Original Filed Version Posted 1/11/2021 at 9:53 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 2/15/2021 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 219 (c1) Vacation Rentals Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Ways & Means Committee

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    940098 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Regulated Industries
    (Diaz)
    2/15/2021
    10:08 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/16/2021
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/16/2021 12:30 PM Regulated Industries 6 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    509.013 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    509.032 Duties. Page 3 (pdf)
    509.241 Licenses required; exceptions. Page 4 (pdf)
    509.243 Page 5 (pdf)

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