Florida · Senate Bill 854 · 2025 Regular Session

Consumer Protection

  1. Introduced Feb 18, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 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.

Consumer Protection; Requiring an unlicensed vendor providing home repair services to take certain actions within a specified timeframe after receiving payment, except under certain circumstances; prohibiting an unlicensed vendor who has received money in excess of the value of the work performed from failing to perform such work within a specified period of time; providing for prosecution of violations; revising an exemption from permitting requirements for certain solicitors, salespersons, and agents, etc.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Commerce and Tourism; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Commerce and Tourism9–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice · Senate Criminal Justice
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Criminal Justice · Senate Criminal Justice

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 Senate Commerce and Tourism Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

9–0

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.