Florida · House Bill 897 · 2025 Regular Session

Timeshare Plan Management

HB 897 Sponsored by Kimberly Berfield Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 21, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor Jun 12, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 13, 2025

What it does

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

Timeshare Plan Management ; Revises applicability for provisions governing conflicts of interest between community association managers or community association management firms & certain persons with financial interest in such associations; removes provision requiring managing entities that perform community association management to comply with certain provisions related to community association management firms…

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Timeshare Plan Management ; Revises applicability for provisions governing conflicts of interest between community association managers or community association management firms & certain persons with financial interest in such associations; removes provision requiring managing entities that perform community association management to comply with certain provisions related to community association management firms; requires timeshare management firms & individuals employed by timeshare management firms to discharge their duties in good faith; exempts such firms & individuals from liability for monetary damages; requires board of administration of timeshare condominium to meet once per year; requires disclosure of certain information annually to certain persons if timeshare management firm or owners' association provides goods & services through specified entities; specifies manner in which such disclosure must be made.

Every action

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

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  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee · House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee · House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda · House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee · House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeReported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee · House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  10. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  11. HouseCS Filed
  12. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  13. CommitteeReferred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  14. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  15. CommitteeNow in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  16. CommitteeAdded to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  17. CommitteeFavorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  18. CommitteeReported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  19. CommitteeNow in Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  20. CommitteeAdded to Commerce Committee agenda · House Commerce Committee
  21. CommitteeFavorable by Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  22. CommitteeReported out of Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  23. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  24. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  25. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
  26. HouseRead 2nd time
  27. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  28. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  29. HouseRead 3rd time
  30. HouseCS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
  31. HouseMessage sent to senate
  32. SenateIn Messages
  33. CommitteeReferred to Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  34. SenateReceived
  35. CommitteeWithdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 586 · Senate Fiscal Policy
  36. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  37. SenateSubstituted for CS/SB 496 -SJ 586
  1. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 586
  2. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 586
  3. SenateCS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 586
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-142

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Kimberly BerfieldR Primary sponsor · District 58
  • HA Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

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.