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HB 103FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Died in Appropriations
High Impact

Proposed Changes to Local Business Taxes

Original title: Local Business Taxes

October 7, 2025

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Where This Stands

Currently Died in Appropriations. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.

Procedural history

31 actions
  1. Feb 18, 2026SenateEnrolled
    Received
  2. Feb 18, 2026SenateCommittee
    Referred to Appropriations
  3. Feb 17, 2026Senate
    In Messages
  4. Feb 17, 2026HouseFloor
    CS passed; YEAS 82, NAYS 26
  5. Feb 17, 2026HouseFloor
    Read 3rd time
  6. Feb 17, 2026House
    Added to Third Reading Calendar
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  1. Feb 17, 2026HouseFloor
    Read 2nd time
  2. Feb 10, 2026House
    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
  3. Feb 4, 2026House
    Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4. Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroduced
    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  5. Feb 4, 2026House
    Bill referred to House Calendar
  6. Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroduced
    CS Filed
  7. Feb 3, 2026House
    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  8. Feb 3, 2026House
    Reported out of State Affairs Committee
  9. Feb 3, 2026HouseCommittee
    Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
  10. Jan 30, 2026House
    PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  11. Jan 23, 2026House
    Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  12. Jan 20, 2026House
    Now in State Affairs Committee
  13. Jan 20, 2026House
    Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  14. Jan 20, 2026HouseCommittee
    Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  15. Jan 15, 2026House
    Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
  16. Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  17. Dec 10, 2025House
    Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  18. Dec 10, 2025House
    Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
  19. Dec 10, 2025HouseCommittee
    Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
  20. Dec 3, 2025House
    Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
  21. Oct 14, 2025House
    Now in Ways & Means Committee
  22. Oct 14, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to State Affairs Committee
  23. Oct 14, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  24. Oct 14, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Ways & Means Committee
  25. Oct 7, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The bill would have fundamentally altered the legal framework for how local governments collect business taxes, potentially impacting municipal revenue streams and the regulatory requirements for various businesses, including towing services, health studios, and travel sellers.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Municipalities

Local governments would have had their authority to levy business taxes redefined and restricted by the repeal of Chapter 205.

Counties

Counties would have been permitted to continue specific additional business taxes for economic development if they were already in place by January 1, 2026.

Local Businesses

Businesses would have continued to be subject to local tax requirements, with specific industries maintaining state-level permit requirements for local tax issuance.

What changed

Last recorded activity October 7, 2025.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill proposed repealing the state's primary local business tax law while allowing certain municipalities and counties to continue specific tax practices under new conditions. It also aimed to update various state statutes to reflect these changes and clarify how local business taxes interact with other state-regulated industries.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Would this bill have eliminated all local business taxes?
No. While it repealed the general Chapter 205, it created a new section (218.150) allowing certain municipalities and counties to continue specific existing business taxes.
How would this have affected my business license?
The bill maintained requirements for specific industries (like food service, health studios, and repair shops) to provide state-issued permits or registrations before a local business tax receipt could be issued.

Why It Matters

The bill would have fundamentally altered the legal framework for how local governments collect business taxes, potentially impacting municipal revenue streams and the regulatory requirements for various businesses, including towing services, health studios, and travel sellers.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

60 Plus Association

2026

TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODEENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUNDCOPYRIGHT/PATENT/TRADEMARKHEALTH ISSUES

Signed a coalition letter opposing any efforts to raise the corporate tax rate above the 21% level set in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Signed a coalition in support of the Family Business Legacy Act, H.R. 6329. This legislation creates parity in the tax code between the estate and gift taxes by allowing an estate tax deduction for contributions to 501(c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) organizations. Signed a coalition letter urging opposition to proposals that would raise taxes on carried interest investment income.The letter is urging Congress to reject the misnamed Carried Interest Fairness Act, legislation recently reintroduced by Senators Tammy Baldwin, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and other progressive members of Congress. This legislation that would increase the tax rate on carried interest investment by 70%, from 23.8% to 40.8%. Signed a coalition letter in support of H.R.574 - ALIGN Act and highlight the 100% bonus depreciation provision's importance as the tax cut reauthorization efforts continue. Signed a coalition to support of repealing IRA's green new deal subsidies in reconciliation to pay for tax cuts. Signed a coalition letter regarding digital services taxes (DST) in an effort to stop Canadas imposition of a discriminatory digital services tax (DST) on U.S. firms and your efforts to include restrictions on the imposition of DSTs and other unfair digital policies in recently announced trade agreements-providing a model for future trade negotiations. Signed a coalition letter urging the President to index capital gains for inflation.

PAT DOERR

on behalf of HOSPITALITY BUSINESS ASSOC OF CHICAGO

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

State-Level Preemption of Local Tax Authority

The bill demonstrates a clear legislative intent to consolidate and restrict local government authority to levy business taxes by repealing the broad Chapter 205 and replacing it with more specific, limited authorizations.

Connected Entities

organizationIntergovernmental Affairs SubcommitteeSubcommittee involved in the bill's review and recommendations.Map →
organizationHouse CalendarThe schedule for bills to be considered by the House of Representatives.Map →
organizationState Affairs CommitteeThe committee responsible for the final approval of the bill.Map →
organizationWays & Means CommitteeCommittee responsible for reviewing and amending the bill's financial provisionsMap →
organizationAppropriationsCommittee responsible for allocating state funds.Map →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Significance85
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy40
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz20
    Current news / social attention level

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