Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1311: Licensing and Regulating Locksmith Services Businesses
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1311 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Licensing and Regulating Locksmith Services Businesses. Primary sponsor: Brad Yeager (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Licensing and Regulating Locksmith Services Businesses; Requires licensure of locksmith services businesses by DACS; requires fingerprinting & background screening for criminal history record checks of license applicants & certain persons ; authorizes licensure through endorsement & reciprocity agreements; provides for denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew licenses; requires locksmith services business to maintain liability insurance; establishes qualifications & training requirements for locksmiths, automotive-only locksmiths, & apprentice locksmiths; requires locksmith services businesses to keep certain records & issue photo ID cards to locksmiths & apprentices; requires display of photo ID cards & licenses & display license numbers & business names in all advertising; authorizes review of records by law enforcement & DACS; prohibits persons from obtaining, owning, & possessing locksmith tools; preempts to state regulation of locksmith services, locksmiths, & locksmith services businesses; prohibits issuance or renewal of local business tax receipts to locksmith services businesses; creates Advisory Council within DACS.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Yeager | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 56 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
- Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Filed