Florida · Senate Bill 1562 · 2025 Regular Session

Security Deposits

SB 1562 Sponsored by Carlos Guillermo Smith Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Security Deposits; Prohibiting a security deposit paid in connection with a residential tenancy which is collected before occupancy from exceeding the equivalent of 1 month’s rent; prohibiting such security deposit that is paid during the term of the lease from exceeding a specified percentage of the equivalent of 1 month’s rent, etc.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  5. CommitteeDied in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.