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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 986: Smoking in Public Places

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 986 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Smoking in Public Places. Primary sponsor: Joe Gruters (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government.

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.

Smoking in Public Places; Defining the term “public place”; revising the definition of the terms “smoking” and “vape” or “vaping”; prohibiting smoking or vaping a marijuana product in public places in this state, with exceptions, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe GrutersPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Debbie MayfieldCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Ana Maria RodriguezCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40

“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 Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  2. Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  3. Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
  4. On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  5. Introduced
  6. Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
  7. Filed

Sources

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