Bill Summary

HB 535 Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments (2025 Session)
Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments: Revises notification requirements for removing guests from public lodging & public food service establishments; authorizes public food service establishments to include automatic gratuity or service charge; requires such establishments to provide specified notice; prohibits automatic gratuity or service charges in certain circumstances; provides for computation of automatic or suggested gratuity or service charges. Effective Date: July 1, 2025
02/11/25
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Filed
02/19/25
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Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
02/19/25
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Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
03/10/25
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On Committee agenda - Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee, 03/12/25, 1:00 pm, 212 K
03/13/25
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Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee on 03/12/25; 14 Yeas, 3 Nays
03/14/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/17/25
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
03/31/25
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 404 H
04/01/25
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Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 6 Nays
04/01/25
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Now in Commerce Committee
0535
Filed on 02/11/25
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Amendment 131319
Filed on 03/11/25
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Amendment 164373
Filed on 03/12/25
Adopted
Amendment 169583 AA
Filed on 03/12/25
Adopted
0535C1
Filed on 03/14/25
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