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FL H0639
Bill
Status
Passed
5/12/2023
Primary Sponsor
Commerce Committee
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AI Summary
- Reduces the minimum service area requirement for food service establishments seeking a special beverage license from 2,500 to 2,000 square feet and lowers the minimum seating capacity from 150 to 120 persons, while adding a new requirement that the establishment have at least 120 physical seats available and hold itself out as a restaurant
- Establishes a staggered audit schedule for food service establishment licensees based on their food and nonalcoholic beverage revenue percentage: annual audits for 51–60%, every 2 years for 61–75%, every 3 years for 76–90%, and every 4 years for 91–100%
- Modifies requirements for beach or cabana club beverage licenses by replacing the "restaurant with seats at tables for at least 100 persons" requirement with a "public food service establishment" as defined in s. 509.013(5)(a), and changing "locker rooms with facilities" to "locker rooms or bathroom facilities" for at least 100 persons
- Retains existing provisions allowing food service establishment licensees to sell or deliver alcoholic beverages in sealed containers for off-premises consumption when accompanied by a food sale, with detailed packaging, sealing, transport, and age-verification requirements
- Effective date is July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Issuance of Special Beverage Licenses
Last Action
Chapter No. 2023-65
5/12/2023
Committee Referrals
Commerce Committee3/30/2023
Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee2/14/2023
Full Bill Text
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