Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 4 R cosponsors

HB 503 — Local Business Taxes

Last action — Died in State Affairs Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Local Business Taxes ; Revises provisions related to local business taxes including conditions imposed on taxing authorities governing levies, modification of ordinances, reclassification of businesses, prohibitions on revenues over a specified value, and audits.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in State Affairs Committee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Now in State Affairs Committee

  4. Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  5. Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  6. Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

  7. Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  8. Reported out of Ways & Means Committee

  9. Favorable by Ways & Means Committee

  10. Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda

  11. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  12. Now in Ways & Means Committee

  13. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  14. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  15. Referred to Ways & Means Committee

  16. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (160)

160 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee)

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 10001
Democrat 0401
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 12402
% of votes cast 67%22%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Caruso — Yea
Temple — Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Nay
Daley, Dan Democrat Not Voting
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Nay
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Nay
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Nay
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Cobb, Nan Republican Not Voting
Gerwig, Anne Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
Kendall, Kim Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea

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Favorable (Ways & Means Committee)

Passed 14 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 0500
Republican 14000
Total 14500
% of votes cast 74%26%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Alvarez, Jose Democrat Nay
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Nay
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Nay
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Nay
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Nay
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Conerly, William "Bill" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Partington, Bill Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 503 do?
Local Business Taxes ; Revises provisions related to local business taxes including conditions imposed on taxing authorities governing levies, modification of ordinances, reclassification of businesses, prohibitions on revenues over a specified value, and audits.
Who sponsors HB 503?
HB 503 is sponsored by Cobb, Nan (Republican), Chamberlin, Ryan (Republican), Benarroch, Yvette (Republican), and Botana, Adam (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 503?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 503?
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