Florida alcohol laws

What it would do: This comprehensive tax bill amends Florida's taxation statutes regarding property assessments, homestead exemptions, sales tax holidays and exemptions, corporate income tax credits, and various other tax provisions, with most changes effective July 1, 2026 or later.

What it would do: Authorizes malt beverage manufacturers producing less than 31,000 gallons yearly to sell directly to vendors and terminate franchise agreements with 24-36 month notice without paying compensation. Allows the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco to certify production amounts.

What it would do: Expands enforcement authority for the Department of Business and Professional Regulation over employment eligibility verification, talent agencies, barber and cosmetology schools, hemp extract distribution, work authorization for licensees, tobacco and nicotine dealers, and prohibits licensed dealers from selling nitrous oxide effective October 1, 2026.

What it would do: Prohibits possessing or consuming THC-infused beverages in vehicles and by persons under 21. Establishes licensing, distribution, and retail sale requirements for THC-infused beverages, including a 5-cent-per-milligram tax on wholesale sales.

What it would do: Authorizes craft breweries to conduct tastings and sales at events, eliminates surety bond filing requirements for manufacturers and brewers, reduces license tax for breweries producing fewer than 10,000 kegs annually, and establishes contract brewing and alternating proprietorship arrangements for malt beverage manufacturers.

What it would do: Authorizes the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco to issue special licenses for retail sale of THC-infused beverages and requires such a license to sell them. Prohibits unlicensed sale of THC-infused beverages and provides penalties under existing beverage law.

What it would do: Amends Florida law to increase the minimum service area square footage for bona fide food service establishments eligible for special beverage licenses from 1,200 to 2,000 square feet and increases the minimum seating capacity from 80 to 120 persons.

What it would do: Prohibits possessing or consuming THC-infused beverages in vehicles and by persons under 21. Restricts retail sales to licensed alcohol premises, requires distributor licensing, imposes a 5-cent-per-milligram tax, and establishes criminal and civil penalties for violations.

What it would do: Revises enforcement responsibilities for alcoholic beverage and tobacco officers, requires employers to verify work authorization and notifies state agencies of violations, prohibits talent agencies from sending minors for nude modeling without parental consent, and creates new criminal penalties for nitrous oxide possession and distribution.

What it would do: Authorizes holders of active qualifying alcoholic beverage licenses to sell THC-infused beverages containing hemp-derived cannabinoids. Prohibits all other persons and entities from selling, offering for sale, possessing for sale, or distributing THC-infused beverages, with violations punishable as unlicensed alcoholic beverage sales.

What it would do: Authorizes craft breweries to conduct tastings and sales at events with division permits, eliminates surety bond filing requirements for manufacturers and brewers, reduces license tax for small breweries from $3,000 to $500, and creates framework for contract brewing and alternating proprietorship brewing arrangements.

What it would do: Authorizes retail alcoholic beverage vendors to have an ownership interest in the production of beverages they purchase for resale, provided production, distribution, and retail sales comply with Florida's Beverage Law.

What it would do: Exempts special alcoholic beverage licenses in the Western Sunrise Entertainment District of Sunrise, Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, and the City of Coral Springs from Florida Statutes section 561.42 restrictions on alcoholic beverage-related actions and activities.

What it would do: Authorizes malt beverage manufacturers producing less than 31,000 gallons yearly to sell directly to vendors and terminate franchise agreements with 24-36 month notice without paying distributor compensation. Allows the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco to certify production amounts.

What it would do: Authorizes distribution and retail sale of hemp consumable THC products subject to testing, packaging, and labeling requirements. Permits mail order and internet sales to consumers 21 and older, prohibits ingestion near schools, and establishes penalties for violations.

What it would do: Excludes certain residential condominiums from alcoholic beverage license limits, requires licenses be issued only to food and beverage managers, and prohibits licensees from selling packaged alcoholic beverages or selling after food service hours end.

What it would do: Requires the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco to consider a vendor's use of electronic ID scanners as mitigation for penalties for illegal alcohol sales to minors, authorizes the division to mandate such scanner use for violating vendors, and requires law enforcement to report DUI crashes causing serious injury or death to the division.

What it would do: Defines craft breweries as manufacturers producing fewer than 60,000 barrels annually and authorizes them to self-distribute up to 5,000 barrels yearly to licensed vendors, conduct tastings at events, and establishes distribution agreement requirements between craft breweries and beer distributors including dispute resolution procedures.