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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 79: Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential Property

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 79 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on October 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential Property. Primary sponsor: Omar Blanco (Republican), Randy Maggard (Republican), Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee.

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.

Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential Property; Requires vacation rental licensee to equip certain rental units with specified water safety features; provides for civil liability; provides exception.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Omar BlancoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse115
Randy MaggardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Civil Justice & Claims SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28

“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 Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  2. Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  3. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  4. Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  5. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  6. CS Filed
  7. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  8. Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  9. Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  10. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  11. Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
  12. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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