FL SB 198
died on adjournmentVirtual Currency Kiosks
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did FL SB 198 pass?
No. FL SB 198 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1087 (Ch. 2026-130), CS/HB 505 (Ch. 2026-178)
What is FL SB 198 about?
Virtual Currency Kiosks; Revising the definition of the term “money services business”; 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, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 198?
Rouson, Banking and Insurance, Rules are the primary sponsors of FL SB 198, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Virtual Currency Kiosks; Revising the definition of the term “money services business”; 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, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-25 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1087 (Ch. 2026-130), CS/HB 505 (Ch. 2026-178)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Rousonprimary
- Banking and Insuranceprimary
- Rulesprimary
- Arringtoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-10-15
Filed
filing
2025-11-03
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
referral-committee
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-23
On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/28/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-28
CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2026-01-29
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-01-29
Now in Commerce and Tourism
2026-01-30
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-02-04
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-04
CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
2026-02-04
Now in Rules
2026-02-05
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-10
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
2026-02-12
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-12
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-18
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2026-02-23
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
2026-02-25
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-25
Substituted CS/HB 505
2026-02-25
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1087 (Ch. 2026-130), CS/HB 505 (Ch. 2026-178)
deferral
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-01-28 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Boyd: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Gruters: yes
Favorable
2026-02-04 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Bracy Davis: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- McClain: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wright: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Arrington: yes
- Leek: yes
- Davis: other
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-10 · pass · 24-0
Member-level votes (24)
- Avila: yes
- Berman: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Burton: yes
- Davis: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Simon: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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