Florida · Senate Bill 678 · 2026 Regular Session

Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages

SB 678 Sponsored by Debbie Mayfield Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 1, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 16, 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.

Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages; Authorizing a distributor of vinous, spirituous, or malt beverages to make an excise tax deduction in its monthly tax report for alcoholic beverages that have become unsellable through warehouse breakage, spoliation, evaporation, or expiration or that have become unfit for human consumption; requiring distributors that distribute more than one type of alcoholic…

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Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages; Authorizing a distributor of vinous, spirituous, or malt beverages to make an excise tax deduction in its monthly tax report for alcoholic beverages that have become unsellable through warehouse breakage, spoliation, evaporation, or expiration or that have become unfit for human consumption; requiring distributors that distribute more than one type of alcoholic beverage to deduct their gross taxes for products according to those specified in a specified manner; requiring a distributor to immediately notify the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco when an extraordinary loss occurs, etc.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Tax; Appropriations · Senate Regulated Industries
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Regulated Industries
  5. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Regulated Industries7–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Finance and Tax · Senate Finance and Tax
  8. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries read 1st time · Senate Regulated Industries
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Finance and Tax
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Finance and Tax6–0 vote
  1. CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations18–0 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 449
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 1137 -SJ 449
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1137 (Ch. 2026-41 ) -SJ 449

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 20, 2026 Senate Regulated Industries CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 7–0
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Finance and Tax Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 6–0
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Appropriations Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 18–0

Sponsors

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

  • Debbie MayfieldR Primary sponsor · District 19
  • RI Regulated Industries 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.