HB 543 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Third-party Reservation Platforms

Summary

Third-party Reservation Platforms; Prohibits reservation at public food service establishment from being listed, advertised, promoted, or sold through third-party reservation platform; provides exception; authorizes Division of Hotels & Restaurants of DBPR to impose civil penalty not to exceed specified amount for violation of this act or of division rule; provides that such violations shall accrue on daily basis for certain establishments.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 543 Filed → H 543 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add an exception for personal, nontransferrable reservations made by individual customers, clarify the definition of third-party platforms, and adjust language around penalty accrual. The changes expand the bill's scope by exempting certain customer-initiated reservation services while maintaining restrictions on commercial third-party platforms.

Scope change

Added an exception for personal, nontransferrable reservations created by individual customers at no cost to them, while maintaining the prohibition on commercial third-party reservation platforms.

SCOPE

Added exception for personal, nontransferrable reservations made by individual customers at no cost to the customer

DEFINITION

Changed definition requirement from simple criteria to requiring platforms to satisfy all listed conditions

ENFORCEMENT

Added 'facilitated' and 'otherwise enabled' to prohibited reservation activities

Clarified penalty accrual language to specify daily accrual for each day and each reservation

TECHNICAL

Updated bill title from 'H 543' to 'CS/HB 543' indicating committee stage

Floor votes · House Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

24–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 26

Apr 15, 2025

D Democratic7

7 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

17 Yea 2

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Commerce Committee

lower

Apr 15, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (24-0-2)

house

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Commerce Committee

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Commerce Committee agenda

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors