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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 535: Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 535 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments. Primary sponsor: Chad Johnson (Republican), Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee, Commerce Committee. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 606 (Ch. 2025-113).

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.

Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments; Revises notification requirements for removing guests from public lodging & public food service establishments; requires public food service establishments that charge operations charge to provide specified notice; prohibits public food service establishments that charge operations charge that is used to compensate employees from also charging automatic gratuity; requires bills & receipts to contain certain information; prohibits private cause of action.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chad JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Industries & Professional Activities SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Commerce CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
James BuchananCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Anne GerwigCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Juan PorrasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse119

“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. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 606 (Ch. 2025-113)
  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. Bill referred to House Calendar
  4. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  5. CS Filed
  6. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  7. Reported out of Commerce Committee
  8. Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
  9. Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  10. Now in Commerce Committee
  11. Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  12. Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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