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CS/SB 940: Third-party Reservation Platforms

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; McClain

Third-party Reservation Platforms; Citing this act as the “Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act”; specifying that a third-party reservation platform does not include certain contractual designees; prohibiting a third-party reservation platform from listing, advertising, promoting, selling, or otherwise enabling a reservation at a public food service establishment; authorizing the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to impose a civil penalty not to exceed a specified amount for a violation of the act or of a division rule, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/3/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/20/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/14/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/19/2025 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/21/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Commerce and Tourism
    3/26/2025 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
    • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/31/2025 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    4/1/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

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  • CS/SB 940, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/21/2025 at 4:29 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2025 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 543 (c1) Third-party Reservation Platforms Oliver Similar Last Action: 3/17/2025 H Now in Commerce Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2025 1:30 PM Commerce and Tourism 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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  • SB 940, Original Filed Version Posted 2/20/2025 at 12:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2025 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 543 (c1) Third-party Reservation Platforms Oliver Similar Last Action: 3/17/2025 H Now in Commerce Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    307066 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Regulated Industries
    (McClain)     		3/18/2025
    8:09 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/19/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/19/2025 9:00 AM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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