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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1394: Department of Business and Professional Regulation

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

SB 1394 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Regulated Industries.

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.

Department of Business and Professional Regulation; Revising the primary investigative, enforcement, and prosecutorial responsibilities of law enforcement officers appointed by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; revising the lists of persons or entities that may request copies of certain documentation relied on by an employer to verify a new employee’s employment eligibility to include the department; revising a provision prohibiting talent agencies from sending or causing to be sent any employee or minor to certain locations for certain purposes; providing that a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment that distributes or sells hemp extract in violation of the state hemp program is subject to specified penalties, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33

“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 Regulated Industries
  2. Introduced
  3. Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
  4. Filed

Sources

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