The Florida Senate, Commerce and Tourism — Committee Meeting Expanded Agenda, February 4, 2026
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Expanded agenda for the Florida Senate Commerce and Tourism committee meeting on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 (2026 Regular Session), with Senator Leek as Chair and Senator Arrington as Vice Chair. CS/SB 198 (Virtual Currency Kiosks) is marked Favorable, Yeas 9 Nays 0, and SB 1236 (employers receiving economic development incentives from state agencies) is marked Favorable, Yeas 6 Nays 3. CS/SB 422 (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcasts) shows Fav/CS, Yeas 7 Nays 1, and SB 1456 (Doula Workforce Development) shows Temporarily Postponed. A confirmation hearing section lists executive appointments marked Recommend Confirm, Yeas 8 Nays 0.
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2026 Regular Session The Florida Senate
COMMITTEE MEETING EXPANDED AGENDA
COMMERCE AND TOURISM
Senator Leek, Chair
Senator Arrington, Vice Chair
MEETING DATE: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
TIME: 10:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.
PLACE: Toni Jennings Committee Room, 110 Senate Building
MEMBERS: Senator Leek, Chair; Senator Arrington, Vice Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Davis, DiCeglie, Mayfield,
McClain, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough
BILL DESCRIPTION and
TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION
1 CS/SB 198 Virtual Currency Kiosks; Revising the definition of the Favorable
Banking and Insurance / Rouson term “money services business”; revising the Yeas 9 Nays 0
(Similar CS/H 505) requirements for certain rules adopted by the
Financial Services Commission; prohibiting a virtual
currency kiosk business from operating in this state
without registering or renewing its registration;
specifying that certain money transmitters are exempt
from registration as a virtual currency kiosk business
but are subject to certain provisions; prohibiting
certain entities from performing certain actions
without being licensed as a money services business,
etc.
BI 01/28/2026 Fav/CS
CM 02/04/2026 Favorable
RC
2 CS/SB 422 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcasts; Fav/CS
Transportation / Wright Prohibiting airports from using information broadcast Yeas 7 Nays 1
(Similar H 387) or collected by automatic dependent surveillance-
broadcast systems for specified purposes under
certain circumstances, etc.
TR 01/27/2026 Fav/CS
CM 02/04/2026 Fav/CS
RC
3 SB 1236 Employers Receiving Economic Development Favorable
Massullo Incentives from State Agencies; Requiring an Yeas 6 Nays 3
(Similar H 1387) employer to sign an agreement with a state agency
that is awarding an economic development incentive
before becoming eligible for the economic
development incentive; authorizing persons and
entities to report a suspected violation to the Attorney
General within a specified timeframe; requiring the
Attorney General to determine whether a violation has
occurred; requiring a state agency to execute a
separate written agreement with the recipient of the
economic development incentive before the state
agency awards the economic development incentive,
etc.
CM 02/04/2026 Favorable
GO
AP
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COMMITTEE MEETING EXPANDED AGENDA
Commerce and Tourism
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 10:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.
BILL DESCRIPTION and
TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION
4 SB 1356 Handling of Animals; Requiring the Department of Fav/CS
Garcia Agriculture and Consumer Services to develop and Yeas 9 Nays 0
(Similar H 1521, Compare S 1004) adopt rules, best management practices, and other
measures for dog breeding in this state; preempting
the regulatory and operational oversight of local
animal shelters to the department; deleting a limit on
veterinary costs under certain provisions; specifying
requirements for retail stores that offer animals for
sale; requiring dog breeders to apply to the
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
for a certificate of registration and to renew the
certificate at specified intervals, etc.
CM 02/04/2026 Fav/CS
AEG
RC
5 SB 1456 Doula Workforce Development; Establishing the Temporarily Postponed
Osgood Doula Workforce Development Support Program
(Similar H 1043) within the Department of Commerce to provide grants
and technical assistance to eligible doula training
entities for a specified purpose; requiring the
department to prioritize support to high-need regions;
specifying authorized uses of the grant funds;
requiring the department to submit annual reports to
the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date,
etc.
CM 02/04/2026 Temporarily Postponed
ATD
FP
6 SB 1722 Application Stores; Requiring an app store provider to Favorable
Calatayud take certain steps to verify the ages of individuals who Yeas 9 Nays 0
create or who have existing accounts with the app
store provider; providing parental consent
requirements for accounts created or held by minors;
requiring app store providers to take certain steps to
protect specified personal information; authorizing
minors, or the parents of minors, to bring civil actions
against app store providers or developers for
violations of the act, etc.
CM 02/04/2026 Favorable
JU
RC
TAB OFFICE and APPOINTMENT (HOME CITY) FOR TERM ENDING COMMITTEE ACTION
Senate Confirmation Hearing: A public hearing will be held for consideration of the below-
named executive appointments to the offices indicated.
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COMMITTEE MEETING EXPANDED AGENDA
Commerce and Tourism
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 10:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.
TAB OFFICE and APPOINTMENT (HOME CITY) FOR TERM ENDING COMMITTEE ACTION
Chair, Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission
7 Faircloth, Charles T., Jr. (Tallahassee) 06/30/2029 Recommend Confirm
Yeas 8 Nays 0
Board of Supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism
Oversight District
8 Ravenscroft, Thomas Matthew (Orlando) 02/26/2027 Recommend Confirm
Yeas 8 Nays 0
Woods, David (Orlando) 02/26/2029 Recommend Confirm
Yeas 8 Nays 0
BILL DESCRIPTION and
TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION
Other Related Meeting Documents
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