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2020 Regular Session The Florida Senate
COMMITTEE MEETING EXPANDED AGENDA
COMMERCE AND TOURISM
Senator Gruters, Chair
Senator Torres, Vice Chair
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2020
TIME: 10:00 a.m.—12:00 noon
PLACE: Toni Jennings Committee Room, 110 Senate Building
MEMBERS: Senator Gruters, Chair; Senator Torres, Vice Chair; Senators Hutson, Stewart, and Wright
BILL DESCRIPTION and
TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION
1 SB 54 Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Favorable
Book Products; Exempting the sale for human use of Yeas 5 Nays 0
(Identical H 87) diapers, incontinence undergarments, incontinence
pads, or incontinence liners from the sales and use
tax, etc.
CM 02/11/2020 Favorable
FT
AP
2 SB 900 Malt Beverages; Prohibiting certain sales of malt Not Considered
Stargel beverages between a distributor and vendor;
(Similar H 481) authorizing bona fide returns of malt beverages under
certain conditions; authorizing distributors to accept
returns of certain products under specified conditions;
specifying that authorized returns are not gifts, loans,
or other prohibited forms of financial aid or
assistance, etc.
IT 01/21/2020 Favorable
CM 02/11/2020 Not Considered
RC
3 SB 1128 Vacation Rentals; Preempting the regulation of Fav/CS
Diaz vacation rentals to the state; prohibiting a local law, Yeas 3 Nays 2
(Compare CS/H 1011) ordinance, or regulation from allowing or requiring
inspections or licensing of vacation rentals; requiring
licenses issued by the Division of Hotels and
Restaurants of the Department of Business and
Professional Regulation to be displayed
conspicuously to the public inside the licensed
establishment, etc.
IT 01/13/2020 Favorable
CM 02/11/2020 Fav/CS
RC
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COMMITTEE MEETING EXPANDED AGENDA
Commerce and Tourism
Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 10:00 a.m.—12:00 noon
BILL DESCRIPTION and
TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION
4 CS/SB 1214 Engineers; Prohibiting a person who is not licensed Favorable
Innovation, Industry, and as an engineer from using a specified name or title; Yeas 5 Nays 0
Technology / Baxley authorizing the Board of Professional Engineers to
(Similar H 1127) establish fees relating to professional structural
engineering licensing; authorizing the board to refuse
to certify an applicant for a professional structural
engineering license for certain reasons; prohibiting
certain persons from practicing professional structural
engineering after a specified date, etc.
IT 01/27/2020 Fav/CS
CM 02/11/2020 Favorable
RC
5 SB 1362 Rental Agreements; Repealing a provision relating to Favorable
Rodriguez the termination of a rental agreement upon Yeas 5 Nays 0
(Compare H 6033) foreclosure; creating the "Protecting Tenants at
Foreclosure Act"; providing for the assumption of
interest in certain foreclosures on dwellings or
residential real property; requiring the director of the
Division of Consumer Services of the Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services to notify the
Division of Law Revision of the repeal of the
Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 within
a specified timeframe, etc.
JU 01/21/2020 Favorable
CM 02/11/2020 Favorable
RC
6 SB 1580 Minority Businesses; Requiring the Department of Favorable
Braynon Economic Opportunity to establish a revolving loan Yeas 5 Nays 0
(Identical H 1233) guarantee program; requiring the department to
contract with an entity meeting certain criteria to
administer the program, etc.
CM 02/11/2020 Favorable
ATD
AP
7 SB 1600 Black Business Loan Program; Requiring that the Fav/CS
Powell application process and the annual certification Yeas 5 Nays 0
process for the Black Business Loan Program be
separate and distinct processes; requiring the
department to consider certain factors when
assessing applications; revising eligibility
requirements for recipients under the program, etc.
CM 02/11/2020 Fav/CS
ATD
AP
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