Bill Summary

SB 940 Third-party Reservation Platforms (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by McClain  CS Sponsors: Regulated Industries
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Summary
Third-party Reservation Platforms; Citing this act as the “Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act”; specifying that a third-party reservation platform does not include certain contractual designees; prohibiting a third-party reservation platform from listing, advertising, promoting, selling, or otherwise enabling a reservation at a public food service establishment; authorizing the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to impose a civil penalty not to exceed a specified amount for a violation of the act or of a division rule, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Regulated Industries
   S Commerce and Tourism
   S Rules
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Actions
02/20/25
SENATE
Filed
02/28/25
SENATE
Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
03/14/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Regulated Industries, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
03/19/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Regulated Industries; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/21/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/21/25
SENATE
Now in Commerce and Tourism
03/26/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 S
03/31/25
SENATE
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/01/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
04/03/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
04/08/25
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 24 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/09/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/10/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
04/16/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
04/16/25
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bill text & filed amendments
0940
Filed on 02/20/25
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Amendment 307066 DE
McClain
Filed on 03/18/25
Replaced by CS
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0940C1
Filed on 03/21/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
509.105
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