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FL HB 505

enacted

Virtual Currency Kiosks

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did FL HB 505 pass?

Yes. FL HB 505 has been enacted into law as of 2026-06-29. Latest recorded action (2026-06-29): Chapter No. 2026-178; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1087 (Ch. 2026-130)

What is FL HB 505 about?

Virtual Currency Kiosks; Revising the requirements for certain rules adopted by the Financial Services Commission; revising the actions by money services businesses, authorized vendors, or affiliated parties which constitute grounds for disciplinary action; prohibiting persons from engaging in certain business unless they are registered or exempt from registration; prohibiting a virtual currency kiosk business from operating in this state without registering or renewing its registration; requiring the Office of Financial Regulation to give a specified notice to applicants; specifying that certain money transmitters are exempt from registration as a virtual currency kiosk business but are subject to certain provisions; requiring applicants to submit certain information to the office to be registered as a virtual currency kiosk business; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to ensure that its virtual currency kiosk requires certain attestations from the customer and displays a certain disclosure; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to provide a customer with a specified physical or electronic receipt upon completion of a virtual currency transaction; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to issue a full refund under certain circumstances, etc.

Who sponsors FL HB 505?

Daley, Owen, Commerce Committee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 505, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Virtual Currency Kiosks; Revising the requirements for certain rules adopted by the Financial Services Commission; revising the actions by money services businesses, authorized vendors, or affiliated parties which constitute grounds for disciplinary action; prohibiting persons from engaging in certain business unless they are registered or exempt from registration; prohibiting a virtual currency kiosk business from operating in this state without registering or renewing its registration; requiring the Office of Financial Regulation to give a specified notice to applicants; specifying that certain money transmitters are exempt from registration as a virtual currency kiosk business but are subject to certain provisions; requiring applicants to submit certain information to the office to be registered as a virtual currency kiosk business; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to ensure that its virtual currency kiosk requires certain attestations from the customer and displays a certain disclosure; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to provide a customer with a specified physical or electronic receipt upon completion of a virtual currency transaction; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to issue a full refund under certain circumstances, etc.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-06-29 — Chapter No. 2026-178; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1087 (Ch. 2026-130)
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Daleyprimary
  • Owenprimary
  • Commerce Committeeprimary
  • Kendallcosponsor
  • Tendrichcosponsor
  • Alvarez, D.cosponsor
  • Salzmancosponsor
  • Millercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-11-20

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-11-24

    Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-24

    Referred to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-11-24

    Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  5. 2025-12-02

    Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda

  6. 2025-12-09

    Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-12-09

    Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  8. 2025-12-09

    Now in Commerce Committee

  9. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  10. 2026-01-23

    Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  11. 2026-01-27

    Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-01-28

    Reported out of Commerce Committee

  13. 2026-01-28

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  14. 2026-01-28

    CS Filed

    filing

  15. 2026-01-29

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  16. 2026-02-02

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  17. 2026-02-02

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  18. 2026-02-10

    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)

  19. 2026-02-17

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  20. 2026-02-17

    Added to Third Reading Calendar

  21. 2026-02-17

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2026-02-17

    CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0

    passage

  23. 2026-02-17

    In Messages

  24. 2026-02-18

    Referred to Rules

    referral-committee

  25. 2026-02-18

    Received

    enrolled

  26. 2026-02-25

    Withdrawn from Rules

    withdrawal

  27. 2026-02-25

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  28. 2026-02-25

    Substituted for CS/CS/SB 198

  29. 2026-02-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  30. 2026-02-25

    Amendment(s) adopted (518110)

  31. 2026-02-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  32. 2026-02-25

    CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

    passage

  33. 2026-02-25

    Immediately certified

  34. 2026-02-25

    In Messages

  35. 2026-03-12

    Added to Senate Message List

  36. 2026-03-12

    Amendment 518110 Concur

  37. 2026-03-12

    CS passed as amended; YEAS 107, NAYS 0

    passage

  38. 2026-03-12

    Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

    enrolled

  39. 2026-06-15

    Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

    executive-receipt

  40. 2026-06-26

    Approved by Governor

    executive-signature

  41. 2026-06-29

    Chapter No. 2026-178

  42. 2026-06-29

    Chapter No. 2026-178; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1087 (Ch. 2026-130)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage, Third Reading

    2026-02-17 · pass · 108-0

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Eskamani: yes
    • Oliver: yes
    • Albert: yes
    • Esposito: yes
    • Overdorf: yes
    • Alvarez, D.: yes
    • Fabricio: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Alvarez, J.: yes
    • Franklin: yes
    • Partington: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Gantt: yes
    • Perez: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Garrison: yes
    • Persons-Mulicka: yes
    • Antone: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Plakon: yes
    • Gerwig: yes
    • Plasencia: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Giallombardo: yes
    • Porras: yes
    • Bankson: yes
    • Gonzalez Pittman: yes
    • Barnaby: yes
    • Gossett-Seidman: yes
    • Redondo: yes
    • Gottlieb: yes
    • Rizo: yes
    • Greco: yes
    • Robinson, F.: yes
    • Benarroch: yes
    • Griffitts: yes
    • Robinson, W.: yes
    • Berfield: yes
    • Grow: yes
    • Rosenwald: yes
    • Black: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Salzman: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Hart-Lowman: yes
    • Sapp: yes
    • Booth: yes
    • Hinson: yes
    • Shoaf: yes
    • Borrero: yes
    • Hodgers: yes
    • Sirois: yes
    • Botana: yes
    • Holcomb: yes
    • Skidmore: yes
    • Boyles: yes
    • Hunschofsky: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Jacques: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Brannan: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Busatta: yes
    • Kendall: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Kincart Jonsson: yes
    • Tant: yes
    • Canady: yes
    • Koster: yes
    • Tendrich: yes
    • Cassel: yes
    • LaMarca: yes
    • Tomkow: yes
    • Chamberlin: yes
    • Long: yes
    • Trabulsy: yes
    • López, J.: yes
    • Tramont: yes
    • Chaney: yes
    • Maggard: yes
    • Tuck: yes
    • Cobb: yes
    • Maney: yes
    • Valdés: yes
    • Conerly: yes
    • McClure: yes
    • Weinberger: yes
    • Cross: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Daley: yes
    • Melo: yes
    • Yarkosky: yes
    • Michael: yes
    • Yeager: yes
    • Driskell: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Duggan: yes
    • Mooney: yes
    • Dunkley: yes
    • Nix: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Nixon: yes
    • Aristide: not voting
    • Rayner: not voting
    • Bartleman: not voting
    • Basabe: not voting
    • Brackett: not voting
    • Joseph: not voting
    • Steele: not voting
    • Chambliss: not voting
    • Daniels: not voting
  • Third Reading

    2026-02-25 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gruters: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Sharief: excused
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Albritton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Pizzo: excused
  • Passage

    2026-03-12 · pass · 107-0

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Shoaf: yes
    • Abbott: yes
    • Eskamani: yes
    • Oliver: yes
    • Albert: yes
    • Overdorf: yes
    • Alvarez, D.: yes
    • Fabricio: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Alvarez, J.: yes
    • Franklin: yes
    • Partington: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Gantt: yes
    • Perez: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Garrison: yes
    • Persons-Mulicka: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Plakon: yes
    • Aristide: yes
    • Gerwig: yes
    • Giallombardo: yes
    • Porras: yes
    • Bankson: yes
    • Rayner: yes
    • Barnaby: yes
    • Gossett-Seidman: yes
    • Redondo: yes
    • Bartleman: yes
    • Gottlieb: yes
    • Rizo: yes
    • Basabe: yes
    • Greco: yes
    • Robinson, F.: yes
    • Benarroch: yes
    • Griffitts: yes
    • Robinson, W.: yes
    • Berfield: yes
    • Grow: yes
    • Rosenwald: yes
    • Black: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Hart-Lowman: yes
    • Sapp: yes
    • Booth: yes
    • Hinson: yes
    • Hodgers: yes
    • Sirois: yes
    • Botana: yes
    • Holcomb: yes
    • Skidmore: yes
    • Boyles: yes
    • Hunschofsky: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Brackett: yes
    • Jacques: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Brannan: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Busatta: yes
    • Kendall: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Kincart Jonsson: yes
    • Tant: yes
    • Canady: yes
    • Koster: yes
    • Tendrich: yes
    • Cassel: yes
    • LaMarca: yes
    • Tomkow: yes
    • Chamberlin: yes
    • Long: yes
    • Chambliss: yes
    • López, J.: yes
    • Tramont: yes
    • Chaney: yes
    • Maggard: yes
    • Tuck: yes
    • Cobb: yes
    • Maney: yes
    • Valdés: yes
    • Conerly: yes
    • McClure: yes
    • Weinberger: yes
    • Cross: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Daley: yes
    • Melo: yes
    • Yarkosky: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Michael: yes
    • Yeager: yes
    • Driskell: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Duggan: yes
    • Mooney: yes
    • Dunkley: yes
    • Nix: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Nixon: yes
    • Esposito: not voting
    • Antone: not voting
    • Plasencia: not voting
    • Baker: not voting
    • Gonzalez Pittman: not voting
    • Salzman: not voting
    • Borrero: not voting
    • Joseph: not voting
    • Trabulsy: not voting
    • Woodson: not voting

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