Florida House Bill 607
Session 2026
Industries and Professional Activities
Active
Failed in House on Mar 13, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
First Action
Dec 2, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
607
State
Florida
Session
2026
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
grade
Primary
House votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Industries and Professional Activities; Renames, removes, & redesignates specified boards, commissions, and councils established within DBPR; changes office locations of certain divisions; specifies that certain license application requirements apply only to certain professions; provides licensing authority to department rather than licensing boards; removes postlicensure education requirements for brokers, broker associates, and sales associates; removes continuing education requirements for licensure renewal as broker, broker associate, and sales associate; removes continuing education requirements for licensure renewal due to inactive status; revises provisions pertaining to board to transfer powers, duties, and responsibilities of board to DBPR; granting certain authority to department, rather than Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board; requires department to adopt rules; revises violations for which retail tobacco products dealers are penalized; revises retail nicotine product dealer administrative penalties; requires FDLE to accept and process certain fingerprints; specifies procedures for submitting and processing fingerprinting; requires department to conduct certain background checks.
Bill Analysis -- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (12/15/2025 1:48 PM)
Bill Analysis -- State Administration Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/14/2026 3:20 PM)
468807 - Amendment to H 607 Filed
Sort by most recent
03/13/2026
House
Died in Commerce Committee
01/14/2026
House
Now in Commerce Committee
01/14/2026
House
Reported out of State Administration Budget Subcommittee
01/14/2026
House
Favorable by State Administration Budget Subcommittee
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/12/2026
House
Added to State Administration Budget Subcommittee agenda
12/18/2025
House
Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee
12/18/2025
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
12/18/2025
House
Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
12/15/2025
House
CS Filed
12/15/2025
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
12/15/2025
House
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
12/11/2025
House
Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
12/04/2025
House
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
12/03/2025
House
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
12/03/2025
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
12/03/2025
House
Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
12/03/2025
House
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
12/02/2025
House
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:02 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:09 PM