FL HB 79
deadWater Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential Property
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did FL HB 79 pass?
No. FL HB 79 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
What is FL HB 79 about?
Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential Property; Requires vacation rental licensee to equip certain rental units with specified water safety features; provides for civil liability; provides exception.
Who sponsors FL HB 79?
Blanco, Maggard, Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 79, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential Property; Requires vacation rental licensee to equip certain rental units with specified water safety features; provides for civil liability; provides exception.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Blancoprimary
- Maggardprimary
- Civil Justice & Claims Subcommitteeprimary
- Partingtoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
failure
2026-01-19
Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
2026-01-19
Referred to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-19
Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-01-15
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
reading-1
2026-01-15
CS Filed
filing
2026-01-15
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral
2026-01-14
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-01-14
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-13
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2026-01-12
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
2025-10-07
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-10-07
Referred to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-10-07
Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-10-07
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-10-02
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee)
2026-01-14 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Albert: yes
- Antone: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Black: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Joseph: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Koster: yes
- Nix: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Plasencia: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Stark: yes
- Weinberger: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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