FL SB 658
deadWater Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential and Vacation Properties
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 658 pass?
No. FL SB 658 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Messages
What is FL SB 658 about?
Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential and Vacation Properties; (THIS BILL COMBINES SB's 658 & 608) Requiring a landlord to equip certain rental properties with specified water safety features; providing criminal penalties; requiring a public lodging establishment licensed as a vacation rental to equip certain rental units with specified water safety features; providing an exception; requiring certain public lodging establishments to file a certificate of compliance upon licensure and renewal, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 658?
Smith, Burgess, Regulated Industries and 1 others are the primary sponsors of FL SB 658.
Description
Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential and Vacation Properties; (THIS BILL COMBINES SB's 658 & 608) Requiring a landlord to equip certain rental properties with specified water safety features; providing criminal penalties; requiring a public lodging establishment licensed as a vacation rental to equip certain rental units with specified water safety features; providing an exception; requiring certain public lodging establishments to file a certificate of compliance upon licensure and renewal, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Messages
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Smithprimary
- Burgessprimary
- Regulated Industriesprimary
- Community Affairsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Messages
failure
2026-02-19
In Messages
2026-02-19
Immediately certified
2026-02-19
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-19
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-19
Amendment(s) adopted (786606)
2026-02-19
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-18
CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
2026-02-18
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2026-02-18
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-17
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-12
Now in Rules
2026-02-11
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-10
CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2026-02-05
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-29
CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
2026-01-29
Now in Community Affairs
2026-01-29
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-01-27
CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-01-27
CS combines this bill with SB 608
2026-01-22
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-12-09
Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
referral-committee
2025-11-24
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Fav/CS with SB 608
2026-01-27 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Bernard: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Bradley: yes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-10 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Massullo: yes
- McClain: yes
Favorable
2026-02-17 · pass · 23-0
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
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Simon: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Pizzo: other
Third Reading
2026-02-19 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: excused
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: excused
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- 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: yes
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