Florida · Senate Bill 658 · 2026 Regular Session

Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential and Vacation Properties

SB 658 Sponsored by Danny Burgess and Carlos Guillermo Smith Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 24, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 9, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential and Vacation Properties; (THIS BILL COMBINES SB's 658 & 608) Requiring a landlord to equip certain rental properties with specified water safety features; providing criminal penalties; requiring a public lodging establishment licensed as a vacation rental to equip certain rental units with specified water safety features; providing an exception; requiring certain public lodging establishments to file a certificate of compliance upon licensure and renewal, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 17 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules · Senate Regulated Industries
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Regulated Industries
  5. SenateCS combines this bill with SB 608
  6. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Regulated Industries9–0 vote
  7. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  8. CommitteeNow in Community Affairs · Senate Community Affairs
  9. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries read 1st time · Senate Regulated Industries
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
  11. CommitteeCS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Community Affairs8–0 vote
  12. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  13. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  15. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules23–0 vote
  16. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  17. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time · Senate Community Affairs
  2. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 354
  3. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (786606) -SJ 354
  4. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 354
  5. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 35437–0 vote
  6. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 356
  7. HouseIn Messages
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 354 · Full Senate

37–0
Feb 19, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 27, 2026 Senate Regulated Industries CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 9–0
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Community Affairs CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Feb 17, 2026 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 23–0

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it.

  • Danny BurgessR Primary sponsor · District 23
  • Carlos Guillermo SmithD Primary sponsor · District 17
  • CA Community Affairs Sponsoring committee
  • RI Regulated Industries Sponsoring committee

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