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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 499: Malt Beverages

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 499 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Malt Beverages. Primary sponsor: Jon Albert (Republican), Brad Yeager (Republican), Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee. It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Commerce Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Malt Beverages; Authorizes certain manufacturers to sell malt beverages to vendors; authorizes manufacturer to terminate, cancel, nonrenew, or discontinue certain contracts under certain conditions; provides that such termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or discontinuance is not violation of unlawful acts & practices provisions; authorizes Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco to determine manufacturer’s yearly production amount, upon manufacturer’s request; provides that certain information is prima facie evidence.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jon AlbertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Brad YeagerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Industries & Professional Activities SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Danny AlvarezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Adam AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
SteeleCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Commerce Committee
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Now in Commerce Committee
  4. Reported out of State Administration Budget Subcommittee
  5. Favorable by State Administration Budget Subcommittee
  6. Added to State Administration Budget Subcommittee agenda
  7. Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee
  8. Referred to Commerce Committee
  9. Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
  10. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  11. CS Filed
  12. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source