Florida · Senate Bill 198 · 2026 Regular Session

Virtual Currency Kiosks

SB 198 Sponsored by Darryl Ervin Rouson Died in committee

  1. Introduced Oct 15, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 3, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Virtual Currency Kiosks; Revising the definition of the term “money services business”; revising the requirements for certain rules adopted by the Financial Services Commission; revising the actions by money services businesses, authorized vendors, or affiliated parties which constitute grounds for disciplinary action; prohibiting persons from engaging in certain business unless they are registered or exempt from registration; prohibiting a virtual currency kiosk business from operating in this state without registering or renewing its registration, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 12 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Rules · Senate Banking and Insurance
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/28/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Banking and Insurance
  5. CommitteeCS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Banking and Insurance10–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Commerce and Tourism · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  8. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  9. CommitteeFavorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Commerce and Tourism9–0 vote
  10. CommitteeCS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time · Senate Banking and Insurance
  11. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  2. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  3. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 429
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 505 -SJ 429
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1087 (Ch. 2026-130 ), CS/HB 505 (Ch. 2026-178 ) -SJ 429

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 28, 2026 Senate Banking and Insurance CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 10–0
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Commerce and Tourism Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 9–0
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Rules CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 24–0

Sponsors

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

  • Darryl Ervin RousonD Primary sponsor · District 16
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • Ba Banking and Insurance Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

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