H1137Introduced in the House
Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages
Introduced by Ways & Means Committee
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Authorizes distributor of vinous, spirituous, or malt beverages to make excise tax deduction in its monthly tax report for alcoholic beverages that have become unsellable through warehouse breakage, spoliation, evaporation, or expiration or that have become unfit for human consumption; requires distributors that distribute more than one type of alcoholic beverage to deduct their gross taxes for products according to those specified in specified manner; excludes extraordinary losses of vinous, spirituous, or malt beverages from such deductions; authorizes distributor to deduct actual gallonage of extraordinary loss.
Where it stands
Chapter No. 2026-41
April 22, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
6 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RCS#9 · February 26, 2026
37
Yes
0
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Mayfield | 32 | Yes |
| LaVon Bracy Davis | 40 | Yes |
| Don Gaetz | 1 | Yes |
| Jay Trumbull | 2 | Yes |
| Corey Simon | 3 | Yes |
| Clay Yarborough | 4 | Yes |
| Tracie Davis | 5 | Yes |
| Jennifer Bradley | 6 | Yes |
| Tom Leek | 7 | Yes |
| Tommy Wright | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Referred to Commerce Committee
Now in Ways & Means Committee
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
PCS added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
CS Filed
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Referred to Commerce Committee
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Now in Commerce Committee
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
Favorable by Commerce Committee
Reported out of Commerce Committee
Bill released to House Calendar
Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
Read 2nd time
Added to Third Reading Calendar
Read 3rd time
CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
In Messages
Referred to Rules
Received
Withdrawn from Rules
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Substituted for CS/SB 678
Read 2nd time
Read 3rd time
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Immediately certified
In Messages
Ordered enrolled
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Approved by Governor
Chapter No. 2026-41
Verify the information
- Official page on the Florida Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #196909 (amendment)
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