Florida House Bill 505

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Enrolled on March 12 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-03-12 - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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; requiring the Office of Financial Regulation to give a specified notice to applicants; specifying that certain money transmitters are exempt from registration as a virtual currency kiosk business but are subject to certain provisions; requiring applicants to submit certain information to the office to be registered as a virtual currency kiosk business; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to ensure that its virtual currency kiosk requires certain attestations from the customer and displays a certain disclosure; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to provide a customer with a specified physical or electronic receipt upon completion of a virtual currency transaction; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to issue a full refund under certain circumstances, etc.

Virtual Currency Kiosks

House Commerce Committee	Rep. Michael Owen [R]	Rep. Dan Daley [D]	Rep. Daniel Alvarez [R]
Rep. Kim Kendall [R]	Rep. Monique Miller [R]	Rep. Michelle Salzman [R]	Rep. Debra Tendrich [D]

2026-03-12 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#842 (Y: 107 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#2 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#514 (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - House Commerce Committee (Y: 24 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-12-09 - House - House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-12	House	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2026-03-12	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 107, NAYS 0
2026-03-12	House	Amendment 518110 Concur
2026-03-12	House	Added to Senate Message List
2026-02-25	House	In Messages
2026-02-25	Senate	Immediately certified
2026-02-25	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
2026-02-25	Senate	Read 3rd time
2026-02-25	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (518110)
2026-02-25	Senate	Read 2nd time
2026-02-25	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 198
2026-02-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-25	Senate	Withdrawn from Rules
2026-02-18	Senate	Received
2026-02-18	Senate	Referred to Rules
2026-02-17	Senate	In Messages
2026-02-17	House	CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
2026-02-17	House	Read 3rd time
2026-02-17	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-02-17	House	Read 2nd time
2026-02-10	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
2026-02-02	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-02	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-01-29	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-01-28	House	CS Filed
2026-01-28	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-01-28	House	Reported out of Commerce Committee
2026-01-27	House	Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
2026-01-23	House	Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-12-09	House	Now in Commerce Committee
2025-12-09	House	Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2025-12-09	House	Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2025-12-02	House	Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
2025-11-24	House	Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2025-11-24	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2025-11-24	House	Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2025-11-20	House	Filed

S198 (Same As) 2026-02-25 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 505
S1440 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Messages
H1087 (Similar To) 2026-06-09 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
560	103		Amended Code	See Bill Text
560	105		Amended Code	See Bill Text
560	114		Amended Code	See Bill Text
560	125		Amended Code	See Bill Text
560	501		Amended Code	See Bill Text
560	502		Amended Code	See Bill Text
560	503		Amended Code	See Bill Text
560	504		Amended Code	See Bill Text
560	505		Amended Code	See Bill Text
560	506		Amended Code	See Bill Text
560	507		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/Amendment/476503/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/Amendment/454065/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/Amendment/518110/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/Analyses/h0505.IBS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/Analyses/h0505a.IBS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/Analyses/h0505b.COM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/Analyses/h0505c.COM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/Analyses/h0505z.IBS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75092&IsPCB=0&BillId=83109
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75537&IsPCB=0&BillId=83109
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/Vote/HouseVote_h00505c1514.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/Vote/SenateVote_h00505c1002.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/505/Vote/HouseVote_h00505c1842.PDF