Florida · House Bill 503 · 2025 Regular Session

Local Business Taxes

HB 503 Sponsored by Adam Botana Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 19, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Revises provisions related to local business taxes including conditions imposed on taxing authorities governing levies, modification of ordinances, reclassification of businesses, prohibitions on revenues over a specified value, and audits.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Ways & Means Committee · House Ways & Means Committee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Ways & Means Committee · House Ways & Means Committee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Ways & Means Committee agenda · House Ways & Means Committee
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Ways & Means Committee · House Ways & Means Committee14–5 vote
  1. CommitteeReported out of Ways & Means Committee · House Ways & Means Committee
  2. CommitteeNow in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeAdded to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee12–4 vote
  5. CommitteeReported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeNow in State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 13, 2025 House Ways & Means Committee Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
Members

Yes · 14

No · 5

 Passed 14–5
Mar 19, 2025 House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 12

No · 4

Not voting · 2

 Passed 12–4

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.

All 3 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.