H 0087
Issuance of Special Beverage LicensesMiami-Dade
Would have changed the minimum floor space and customer capacity requirements that a restaurant must meet to qualify for a special liquor license. Restaurants failing current size thresholds could have become newly eligible — or existing rules tightened — affecting which food businesses can legally sell alcohol. The bill died in committee.
Timeline
- Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Filed
Status
Died in Industries & Professional Activitie…
- Stage:
- Failed
- Chamber:
- House
- Last movement:
- March 13, 2026
Why Miami-Dade cares
Miami-Dade's dense restaurant and hospitality scene, tied to tourism and nightlife, means liquor license eligibility rules have outsized impact on local food-and-beverage businesses. It is tracked in our Miami-Dade filter on the Bill Tracker.
Bill text, sponsors and roll-call data via LegiScan · 2026 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature.