The Florida Senate, Commerce and Tourism — Committee Meeting Expanded Agenda, March 25, 2025
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Expanded agenda for the Florida Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee meeting of Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the Toni Jennings Committee Room, 110 Senate Building, chaired by Senator Leek with Senator Arrington as Vice Chair. CS/SB 752 on defamation and false light drew a favorable vote of Yeas 6 Nays 3, and SB 846 on notary public fraud went Fav/CS on Yeas 9 Nays 0. SB 868 on social media use by minors went Fav/CS on Yeas 7 Nays 2, and SB 918 on employment of minors 16 and 17 years of age went favorable on Yeas 5 Nays 4. SB 1734, the Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act, went Fav/CS on Yeas 8 Nays 1.
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2025 Regular Session The Florida Senate
COMMITTEE MEETING EXPANDED AGENDA
COMMERCE AND TOURISM
Senator Leek, Chair
Senator Arrington, Vice Chair
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
TIME: 8:30—10:30 a.m.
PLACE: Toni Jennings Committee Room, 110 Senate Building
MEMBERS: Senator Leek, Chair; Senator Arrington, Vice Chair; Senators Davis, DiCeglie, Gruters, McClain,
Smith, Wright, and Yarborough
BILL DESCRIPTION and
TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION
1 CS/SB 752 Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Favorable
Judiciary / Simon Publication of Name or Likenesses; Requiring that Yeas 6 Nays 3
(Similar H 667) certain articles or broadcasts be removed from any
website over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or
periodical has control within a specified period to limit
damages for defamation; providing persons in certain
positions relating to newspapers with immunity for
defamation if such persons exercise due care to
prevent publication or utterance of such a statement;
declaring that the continued appearance on any
website over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or
periodical has control of a published statement
determined to be false is deemed to be a new
publication of the false statement for certain purposes
and that the owner, licensee, or operator is not
entitled to a certain privilege, etc.
JU 03/12/2025 Fav/CS
CM 03/25/2025 Favorable
RC
2 SB 846 Notary Public Fraud; Prohibiting the literal translation Fav/CS
Polsky of the phrase “Notary Public” into a language other Yeas 9 Nays 0
(Identical H 915) than English; prohibiting notaries public from using
specified terms to describe themselves under certain
circumstances; authorizing certain entities to file suit
for declaratory or injunctive relief for certain violations;
prohibiting certain persons from engaging in the
practice of law in immigration matters for
compensation or specified acts or practices for
compensation in immigration matters, etc.
CM 03/25/2025 Fav/CS
JU
RC
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COMMITTEE MEETING EXPANDED AGENDA
Commerce and Tourism
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 8:30—10:30 a.m.
BILL DESCRIPTION and
TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION
3 SB 854 Consumer Protection; Requiring an unlicensed Favorable
Ingoglia vendor providing home repair services to take certain Yeas 9 Nays 0
(Similar H 117) actions within a specified timeframe after receiving
payment, except under certain circumstances;
prohibiting an unlicensed vendor who has received
money in excess of the value of the work performed
from failing to perform such work within a specified
period of time; providing for prosecution of violations;
revising an exemption from permitting requirements
for certain solicitors, salespersons, and agents, etc.
CM 03/25/2025 Favorable
CJ
FP
4 SB 868 Social Media Use by Minors; Requiring social media Fav/CS
Ingoglia platforms to disable certain encryption features for a Yeas 7 Nays 2
(Compare CS/H 743) specified purpose, etc.
CM 03/25/2025 Fav/CS
JU
RC
5 SB 918 Employment of Minors; Deleting certain restrictions Favorable
Collins on minors 16 and 17 years of age being employed, Yeas 5 Nays 4
(Similar H 1225) permitted, or suffered to work; revising the exceptions
to such restrictions for certain minors; deleting a
provision authorizing the Department of Business and
Professional Regulation to grant a waiver of such
restrictions, etc.
CM 03/25/2025 Favorable
RI
RC
6 SB 1734 Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act; Revising Fav/CS
Collins the definition of the term “kratom product”; prohibiting Yeas 8 Nays 1
(Similar H 1489) processors from manufacturing, delivering, offering
for sale, distributing, or selling finished kratom
products that do not meet specified requirements;
requiring that kratom products be manufactured by,
delivered to, offered for sale by, distributed by, or sold
by a processor who holds a certain permit; requiring
such processors to be registered with the United
States Food and Drug Administration; prohibiting the
serving of kratom beverages combined with alcohol,
drugs, or other kratom products, etc.
CM 03/25/2025 Fav/CS
AEG
FP
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COMMITTEE MEETING EXPANDED AGENDA
Commerce and Tourism
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 8:30—10:30 a.m.
BILL DESCRIPTION and
TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION
7 SB 1438 Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors; Temporarily Postponed
Grall Requiring a developer to, beginning on a specified
(Identical H 931, Compare H date, make specific determinations about covered
1503, S 1718) applications, provide notice to application stores
about such applications, and provide certain features
for parents to protect a user that is a child; requiring a
covered manufacturer to, beginning on a specified
date, take certain steps to determine specified
information about the user, provide certain notices,
and provide developers of covered applications with a
specified means to verify the age of a user; providing
requirements for devices sold before a specified date;
providing construction, etc.
CM 03/17/2025 Temporarily Postponed
CM 03/25/2025 Temporarily Postponed
JU
RC
8 SB 578 Wine Containers; Providing that wine may be sold in Fav/CS
Leek recyclable containers of a specified volume, etc. Yeas 8 Nays 1
(Identical H 161, Compare H
6015) RI 03/12/2025 Favorable
CM 03/25/2025 Fav/CS
RC
9 SB 800 Requirements for Battery Manufacturers; Prohibiting Fav/CS
McClain cell manufacturers or marketers from selling Yeas 9 Nays 0
(Identical H 1201) consumer or nonconsumer products powered by
medium-format, portable, lithium, or primary batteries,
etc.
EN 03/11/2025 Favorable
CM 03/25/2025 Fav/CS
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 appointment to the office indicated.
Florida Development Finance Corporation
10 Popack, Moshe (Miami Beach) 05/02/2028 Recommend Confirm
Yeas 9 Nays 0
Board of Supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism
Oversight District
11 Workman, Scott (Orlando) 02/26/2027 Recommend Confirm
Yeas 9 Nays 0
Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission
12 Atkinson-Hazelton, Geri (Tallahassee) 06/30/2028 Recommend Confirm
Yeas 9 Nays 0
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COMMITTEE MEETING EXPANDED AGENDA
Commerce and Tourism
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 8:30—10:30 a.m.
BILL DESCRIPTION and
TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION
Other Related Meeting Documents
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